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)ONG ISLAND, whose "sea-girt shore" stretches 
for one hundred and twenty-five miles along the 
Atlantic coast, has, within the last fifteen years, come 
rapidly into prominence as the great watering dis- 
trict of the American continent ; and probably no territory, 
from Baffin Bay to Terra del Fuego, presents attributes for 
the establishment of summer resorts to so great a degree as 
this Island whereof we speak. From the village of Bath to 
Montauk Point, the southern shore is almost one unbroken 
sandy beach, where the bather can plunge in the surf and 
frolic among the breakers to his heart's content ; whilein the 
many beautiful inlets and bays on the northern side the more 
timid can lave in placid waters, and dip in the salt sea with- 
out the many misgivings awakened by the roar and foam of 
the billowy Atlantic. 

To wade upon the silvery sands at Orient, to stroll along 
the pebbly strands of Peconic Bay, or saunter amid the 
boulders and cliffs of Montauk, and listen to the wild sea 
waves, is delightful beyond measure. To ramble throughout 
the diversified landscapes and picturesque scenery of the 
interior; its pastoral fields; its beautiful villas ; its hills and 
dales ; its dells and dingles ; its rills and rivulets ; to loiter 
by its babbling brooks, and hearken to the murmurings of 
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their borders, to angle on their shingly bottoms, while the 
melodies of woodland song-birds are warbled in your ear, is 
enchantment to even the most prosaic mind. Relaxation 
from the cares, toil, struggles and turmoil of the city life can 
nowhere be more keenly enjoyed than on this arcadia by 
the sea. 

When the days grow hotter inland; when the dust of July 
begins to settle in the streets of the great city, and the nights 
become more and more insufferable, here along the coast 
the even-tempered breezes charm away the heat. The pure 
salt breath of the ocean as it greets you is a tonic invitation 
to resist depression and decay. The resistless, eternal splash 
of the waves — the deep blue waves — suggest power with ease 
and beauty, as each scattered drop is gathered and dashed 
again and again at your feet. Your prompted energies 
quicken and revive; you realize to the full, intensities of ex- 
pression. You are delighted with the briskness of life; the 
exhilarating air; the marked sense of health; the gay colors 
which are so agreeable in the cool shadows of the afternoon; 
the faint sound of music and the sea; the laughter of children 
■ — all this, and more, come to you with the freshness of a 
new world. For this you have forsaken a sunburnt city; 
baked and dusty sidewalks; languid streets; a marked sense 
of physical depression; people with fever in their faces and 
dejection in their walk ; where there is no sound of music, 
except It be the monotonous strains of a German band 
before a beer saloon. Who would not exchange such a 
metropolis for the sea ? 

Thus, gentle reader, are you invited to partake of the 
advantages lying at your very door. Thus we tempt you to 
the gaiety of Coney Island and Rockaway Beach, and to the 
solid comforts and pleasures of the many other summer 
watering places along the southern shore of Long Island, a 
description of, and a truthful guide to which, it is the pur- 
pose of this little work to furnish. 



CONEY ISLAND. 

ON the south-western extremity of Long Island, where the 
waters of the noble Hudson flow through the lower 
New York Bay to johi the ocean, is situated this now cele- 
brated summer resort. Beginning at Gravesend Bay it pre- 
sents, for five miles in an easterly direction, a gradual sloping 
beach, where thousands of New Yorkers, as well as visitors 
from other places in the vicinity, enjoy the caresses of the 
old Atlantic. From the eastern end of the island — what was 
once known as Pelican Beach, now Manhattan Beach, and 
where snipe, plover and other game were then plentiful — 
projects a narrow point of sand, forming a bay famous as a 
fishing place, called Sheepshead Bay, after the delicious fish 
of that name which in remote ages was supposed to have 
harbored within its borders. From Sheepshead Bay in a 
westerly direction runs Coney Island Creek to Gravesend 
Bay, thus making the circuit of the island— a barren, sandy 
waste metamorphosed by capital and enterprise into an island 
of enchantment, so far as enchantment is compatable with 
business principles. 

In former years the attractions that lured visitors to Coney 
Island were tame when compared with those set forth in such 
tempting array to-day. Let it not be supposed that the only 
happiness at the sea-side centres on hotel porches and in 
cottage parlors ; that the human life when upon the piers 
and beaches furnishes all there is of interest. The flat, sandy 
shore is itself a world of wonders, and has a life of its own. 
Prof. Joseph Leidy, who is so well known for his accuracy 
of research, found in an ounce of sand collected between 
hiyh and low tide more than 28,000 minute shells. Does 



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not this open the gate to hours of deHghtful interest ? For 
shells have long excited attention. A shell hunt along the 
wild and sandy shore of the Island was one of the exhilarating 
pastimes of ''ye olden time." 

In those days the beach was reached in a dilapidated 
steamer, and the crowd on board was never so large but that 
one had plenty of elbow room. Arrived on the Island the 
attractions offered were a dash in the surf, a promenade on 
the shore, a carousal, the bracing sea breeze, and a good fish 
or clam dinner at the hostelries, if the unpretending sheds, 
where good fish and bad whisky were dispensed, could be 
dignified by such a title. These places were few in number 
and situated toward the west end. The entertainment they 
offered was not calculated to please the fastidious taste ; the 
dainty found no morsel to their liking, and the elite, when 
they sought the pleasures of the Island, enjoyed them 
sub rosa. Wyckoff, Van Sicklen, Felter and Rodger were 
the famous publicans of the tune. Wyckoff was admitted 
to be pioneer ; but it was a matter of contention which was 
"King of Coney Island." They all reigned by turns, 'tis 
believed, although History has neglected to chronicle the 
realm in this regard. 

During midsummer, when old Sol tormented the busy 
denizens of the metropolis with his unremitting rays, as 
many as a thousand persons have at one time sought the 
cool comfort of the seaside ; but generally the excursionists 
numbered much less. During these summer afternoons life 
and merriment prevailed. An impromptu dance at the 
hotels to the music of a fiddle was the Terpsichorean 
feature ; and a stray trio of Ethiopian minstrels, with banjo, 
bones and tambourine, or an itinerant piper, harpest or 
violinist furnished the orchestral disjilay. 

Adjacent to the hotels were rows of bathing-houses, 
looking like rickety sentry boxes, for the accommodation of 
bathers, to be hired, including towel and bathing clothes, 
for twenty-five cents for each penson. 

After all the wide, deep blue exi)anse of sea was the chief 
attraction ; and in what element is there more romance, for 
in its depths rest the wrecks of "ten thousand royal argosies." 
Homer often speaks of "the wine-faced deep ; ^'^and a mod- 
ern English poet tells of "Summer isles of Eden lying in the 
dark purple spheres of sea." In truth, a purplisii or wine- 



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like flush may at times be noticed on the ocean under 
peculiar atmospheric conditions. More often it is sea-green 
when the winds are fresh and the skies are overcast. A 
dark-gray prevails when a storm is at hand. Near California 
there is a " Vermilion " sea, which at times presents a very 
reddish tint. The ocean near Key West is of a milky hue, 
owing to the great banks of white coral at the sea-bottom. 
Yet none of these colors equal the blue of the sea at Coney 
Island on a rare day in June. Toward nights its tints grow 
darker and more blue, and the horizon in the light of the 
setting sun seems just a line of black, beaded with burning 
gold. That fades at last, and a loiterer can but listen 
and — 

" Here the grating roar 
Of pebbles which the waves strike back, and fling 

At their return up the high strand, 

Begin and cease ; and then again begin, 

With tremulous cadence slow, and bring 
The eternal note of sadness in. " 

The waves upon the Coney Island beach have embraced 
thousands of people since those early days when the sands 
were innocent of the gaudy catch-pennys that now flaunt 
their alluring attractions before the public eye ; and to-day 
these self-same waves beat as musically and as endlessly, and 
break into as many lines of foam, as they did before the 
Island became a prey to the mammon-loving invader. 
Indeed, in spite of the allurements of this Vanity Fair by 
the sea, the waves are still one of the standard attractions of 
Coney Island. Watching, you are tempted to speculate 
concerning them. They are very beautiful. As they rise in 
gallant shape far out, topped by crests of white, they seem 
to be race-horses with wild and flowing manes. Then they 
break, and with a roar of exultation toss themselves upon 
the floor of whitened sand. 

But to continue our retrospect. From a point in the 
town of Gravesend, adjacent to where is now located the 
Prospect Park Fair Grounds, ran the Shell road, the popular 
drive to Coney Island, and for years the only approach to 
the frequented portion of the beach available for vehicles. 
This road was from the city by two avenues, namely : the 
Fort Hamilton Road and the Flatbush Turnpike, equally 
pleasant routes. The former presented a full view of New 



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York Bay, and the latter passed through a fertile district 
abounding in quaint old homesteads, neat cottages and well 
planted gardens. By the way of Fort Hamilton, we went 
through State Lane — in the town of New Utrecht — by the 
old stone church (still standing), at the junction of the Bath 
and New Utrecht roads, to the King's Highway, thence to 
the "Old Shell Road.'' By the Turnpike, we passed over 
Prospect Hill, paid toll at Valley Grove, rode through the 
villages of Flatbush and Flatlands, through the town of 
Gravesend to Shell Road, over the bridge at Coney Island 
Creek, to the beach. 

The Fort Hamilton Road was the choice of New Yorkers, 
the Turnpike of Brooklynites, though the faces of many old- 
time sports from both cities, since gone "over to the 
majority," were familiar on both roads; so, too, like the 
many kindly spirits that w^ere wont to enliven the scenes 
with their jolly presence, has the glory of the old roads 
departed, and where once the fleet trotter coursed over 
graveled roadbeds, the rumble of the dray, and the thud of 
the truck, is heard on heavy pavements ; and even the " Old 
Shell Road " echoes the snort of the " Iron Horse." 

In more recent years Coney Island Road was opened, and 
travel to the beach deserted the old for the new road, which 
became the popular drive to the shore, and so remained 
until about the year 1858, when it was given over to the 
horse railroad. On the completion of the boulevard known 
as the Ocean Park Way, Coney Island Road passed from 
existence as a drive. 

For several years prior to 1874 the Island was but little 
patronized by the better classes, owing to the difliculty of 
reaching it, and the reputation for disocder which it obtained 
through various causes. In 1874 a steam road from 20th 
Street, Brooklyn, was built by an enterprising capitalist to 
what is now "known as West Brighton Beach, and a large 
pavilion and restaurant were erected at its terminus. The 
result proved that the enterprise necessary to afford a con- 
venient means of reaching the Island was all that was neces- 
sary to secure for the place the position to which its location 
and natural advantages entitled it, as the most popular 
watering place in this country. In 1875 a syndicate secured 
control of the eastern end, or Manhattan Beach, and erected 
thereon the mammoth hotel that was opened in 1877. 



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The plan for the development of Manhattan Bearh em- 
braced the building of a railroad connecting New York city 
with that place ; and so quietly and unostentatiously were 
these plans matured, that the hotel and the railway with their 
appurtenances were completed before the general public was 
aware that even the construction of so important an undertak- 
ing was contemplated. Minerva-like it came into existence 
•'all armed and ready for the Iray," if we may be permitted 
to use that ])hrase to express the friendly contact that took 
place during the opening season between the thousands of 
visitors, and the projectors of the enterprise. 

The successes at Manhattan Beach gave an impetus to 
other sections of the island; other railroad facilities were con- 
structed ; spacious hotels and minor places of amusement 
sprung up in all directions ; excellent police protection was 
inaugurated; the rowdy element was forced to succumb to law 
and order ; and that prosperity, unexampled in the history of 
watering-places, was begun that has made " Coney Island " as 
familiar as a household word in every portion of the land. 

It is estimated that at least 40,000 persons visit the Island 
daily, from the opening of the season on June ist, to the 
close thereof in October ; and that on holidays, special oc- 
casions and Sundays, the number often exceeds 100,000. 
It is an interesting diversion to watch the incongruous multi- 
tude of pleasure-seekers abroad in every direction upon the 
sands. The phlegmatic Teuton with his family well pro- 
vided with lunch baskets ; the genial Hibernian with his 
family bent upon a good time ; the complaisant French- 
man, strolling pleasantly along , the dudish cockney, with his 
abreviated coat-tails, la-da-da cane and insipient moustache ; 
the lank, calculating Yankee, with an eye to future spoils ; 
the sandy Scotchman, the dark-skinned Italian gentleman of 
means ; the well-dressed negro, bent uj)on a lark and bound 
to have it ; the banker, the governor, the " well-heeled " al- 
derman ; the simpering maid and stately matron ; the happy 
benedict and the crabbed bachelor ; the lovers, seeing ro- 
mance in the sea and poetry in life ; the prattling, romping 
merry groups of children. Here the elements of human na- 
ture do most beautifully compound. The young, the old, 
the fat, the lean, the short, the tall, the dull, the gay, resort 
to relieve the tedium of city life — to woo the balmy breezes 
and frolic in the surf. 



CONEY ISLAND. 



No little inducement at the Island is the magnitude and 
variety of the cuisine — anything in the edible line, from the 
sandwich to a banquet, can be had at reasonable prices. The 
daintiest tidbits for those of delicate taste, and the most sub- 
stantial solids for voracious appetites, (for the sea air is no 
common appetizer) are always ready, and in constant de- 
mand. Hence, a visit to the Island and a feast, be it but 
a clam chowder, is one and inseperable. As a dry meal is 
but an aggravation, the thoughtful caterers provide lists of 
liquid essentials, ranging from " extra dry " Heidsick to the 
discreet soda water; but the "King pin " of all in point of 
ready sale is that most democratic of all drinks, the "foam- 
ing glass of beer," and therefore no one need go dry while he 
has five cents in his pocket. 

Though the prices for refreshments are not excessive (in- 
deed, one may procure an excellent table d'hote for a dol- 
lar), yet there are many who patronize the Island whose 
purse will not keep pace with their wants in this direction. 
This generally applies to the humble paterfamilias, with a 
large and growing family, who is forever at his wit's end to 
eke out a respectable living with the fruits of a slender salary. 
Therefore, in the cause of economy, he must needs prepare 
a hamper at home, that the family be sufficiently provided 
with lunch at the seashore. Then, too, there are others who 
prefer this method from choice. For these classes there are 
ample a commodations in every locality of the Island ; places 
where tables and seats are set aside for this very purpose, 
known as " basket " places, and where milk, hot tea and 
coffee, and other drinkables can be obtained. Indeed, 'tis 
often a pleasant sight to watch the family group taking their 
frugal repast, and observe the gusto with which the little ones 
enjoy the good things " mama " has provided. 

The conveyances for the transit of passengers between the 
different parts of the Island are numerous, and being con- 
stantly in motion, add to the continuous bustle, so noticea- 
ble and attractive to the stranger. You have your choice of 
stage, carryall or barouche, not to speak of the Marine Rail- 
way. The fare is moderate, and you have no excuse at all 
for leg weariness. They that ])refer the promenade can en- 
joy it without discomfort, for a broad plankway skirts Surf 
Avenue, within a stone's throw of the water, and one need 
not make a toil of pleasure by trudging through the sand. 



CONEY ISLAND. 



Nowhere else in the world are the facilities for bathing 
equal to those of the Island. Large commodious structures, 
complete in every accommodation, and conducted in the 
most proper manner, with all the auxiUaries for sea bathing, 
are at the public's service, at moderate rates. Around the 
bathing places are constantly gathered crowds of people, en- 
joying the antics of the bathers ; and truly these spots afford 
a great deal of fun for both on-lookers as well as those in the 
water. Here you can see the timid maiden shivering at the 
water's edge, ere she can be persuaded to wade forward to 
meet the on-coming wave from which she presently flies with 
a little shriek of fancied terror. Yonder a stout lady is seen 
waddling down to the sea in happy consciousness that no wave 
can upset her equilibrium ; and striking terror to the souls of 
the lean young men and w-jmen about whose padless limbs 
their tights hang in dejected folds. Then there is the facetious 
individual who talks at the spectators ; and tlie athletic 
young man who poses with apparent unconsciousness that 
many pairs of eyes are " taking in" the striking symmetry of 
his well-rounded figure ; and the gay and festive bald-headed 
merchant who feels as gleeful as a schoolboy out on a lark, 
as he approaches the surf; and the dashing, coquettish 
beauty, in her dainty costume, abreviated as much as custom 
permits, who flashes past like a brilliant butterfly, and is 
presently frolicking amid the waves. ^M^at playful shrieks 
and rippling laughter float U])on the air ; what a splashing 
and ducking ; what a scampering along the wet shore ; what 
an air of intense enjoyment is here to be observed ! And 
this is an every day sight during the warm summer months. 
At night, under the rays of the electric light, the scene is 
even more picturesque ! I'he looker-on can form illusions 
of dolphins and mermaids, nymphs and perii, and fancy 
himself in the realms of the Naiads. 

The lovers of music (is there a soul so cheerless that hath 
no ear for melody ?) will find delight in the afternoon and 
evening concerts given at the grand music stands of the ])rin- 
cipal hotels. The performers are selected with, the greatest 
care, and the rivalry to secure the best musical talent results 
(much to the public's benefit) in the organization of orches- 
tras of great merit, and led as they are by virtuosos of celeb- 
rity, present a repertory of original and selected compositions 
that never fail to gain the plaudits and appreciation of the 



CONEY ISLAND. 1 3 

multitude ; indeed, the most critical philharmonist seldom 
finds occasion to speak other than praise of these concerts by 
the sea. 

Truly there is no lack of music on the Island, but we will 
not say that you will find harmony everywhere. Nearly 
every shanty that caters to the public taste, is provided with 
some kind of musical adjunct to beguile the pleasure seeker. 
It may be in the shape of an imitation negro in a " loud " 
suit and a gigantic collar, who twangs the banjo ; or a hol- 
low-eyed young man who seems engaged at a game of fisty 
cuffs with a consumptive piano ; or a trio of pasty-faced 
Germans, who are extracting noise from an asthmatic cor- 
net, cracked-toned flageolet, and a very much abused trom- 
bone; or a couple of seedy Italians wrestling with a harp and 
violin, with perhaps the addition of a little girl or boy, with 
a triangle ; or again it may be a very primitive orchestra of 
five or six performers (Heaven save the mark!) Then if you 
dote on vocal music, why drop in at one of the beer caravan- 
saries, and behold, you will have anything from the soul-stir- 
ring strain of " Nancy Lee " to the latest of Harrigan's ec- 
centricities, but not one after the fashion of Mr. Harrigan 
himself — no, these performers have a style peculiar to them- 
selves, which they are proud to think superior even to the 
original. Indeed, their grotesque humor is of the most 
spontaneous description, so that it is not to be wondered at 
if many simple folk fondly believe that they (the performers) 
are really funny. 

All portions of the Island, but chiefly West Brighton, 
abounds with novelties that appeal to the purse. Horse-rac- 
ing, minstrelsy, dancing, necromancy, " merry-go-rounds," 
" Aunt Sally," weighing machines, lung testers, strength 
testers, swings, photograph tents, dime museums and side 
shows, acrobatic feats, pistol and rifle shooting, donkey and 
pony riding on the beach, the "Elephant" "Punch and 
Judy," etc., etc. 

In fact nearly every comfort, luxury and amusement for 
the enjoyment of man, woman and child, can be found at the 
Island. No city in Europe can rival New York in the posses- 
sion of so magnificent a stretch of beach, lying, as it does, at 
our very doors. Probably no other resort in the world has so 
many attractions to meet the public fancy ; and certainly no 
seaside spot is so well appreciated and so largely patronized. 



14 conev island. 

Manhattan Beach 
lies at the eastern end of the Island, and is chiefly patron- 
ized by the elite of New York city and Brooklyn who choose 
to favor Coney Island with their j^resence. A greater capi- 
tal is probably here invested — under one corporation — than 
in any other watering place upon the Atlantic coast. The 
property of the Manhattan Beach Company embraces the 
Oriental and Manhattan hotels, the picnic and bathing 
pavilions, and the Firework's Park. 

The Oriental hotel is that large and beautiful structure 
furthest east, as complete in all its parts as it is possible to 
build a hotel in this age of improvement and invention. It 
is 6 and 7 stories high, 478 feet long, and ornamented with 
8 large circular towers rising 40 feet above the roof, each 
surmounted by a minaret 15 feet high. There are 480 
sleeping rooms, furnished in elegant style, and the character 
of its guests are of the exclusive class. Quiet and refine- 
ment are its prevailing characteristics, and though a most 
delightful retreat for its guests, the general public find little 
to draw them to its grounds, save the magnitude and beauty 
of its surroundings. 

The Manhattan Beach hotel, the grounds of which adjoin 
those of the Oriental to the westward, is the centre of 
attraction for the select crowd of visitors that flock hither 
daily, and is the especial delight of the opulent and high- 
toned New Yorker. The hotel is a wooden structure ornate 
in design, 660 feet long, and 3 and 4 stories in hight, the 
largest of its kind in the world. It is furnished with East- 
lake furniture and sui)erbly appointed throughout. The 
permanent guests occupy the upper floors, transient guests 
the broad piazzas and the lower floor. In its arrangements 
and management it is well calculated for the entertainment 
of the public and the comfort and pleasure of its patrons. 
The restaurant is served a la carte. Four thousand people 
can dine at one time, and 30,000 during the day. In a 
grand pavilion near the hotel 1,500 persons can sit at table. 
Visitors who bring their own luncheon are provided for 
here, and capital dinners of sea-food can be had. During 
the sultry days of midsummer many thousands refresh the 
inner man at the restaurant and bar; and uiwn the roomy 
balconv running along the entire faoade of the building, the 



l6 CONF.V ISLAM). 

social little coteries to be seen partaking of Manhattan's 
good cheer — " otum cum dignitate," as is always the rule 
here— would disarrange the equipoise of the most bilious 
temperament. The "swells" and "nabobs" of European 
aristocracy favor Manhattan, and a stray duke, earl, marquis 
or possibly a prince, may be found hovering around incog. 

The railroad depot is at the rear of the hotel, a marine 
railway runs westward along the shore to the Brighton Beach 
hotel, and eastward to the boating and fishing pavilion at 
Point Breeze. The Music Stand, encircled by settees, is 
directly in front of the hotel, where the public are invited to 
enjoy the afternoon and evening concerts. 

The Bathing Pavilion to the left comprise 2,700 separate 
rooms, and its appointments are perfect in every respect. 
The beach in front is fenced in, and the enclosed space 
rigidly reserved for bathers. Large floats beyond the 
breakers afford resting and diving places for expert swim- 
mers, and life-boats patrol the beach at the same point. The 
Ladies' bathing houses are separate, and hot and cold salt- 
water baths in private rooms are provided for those who do 
not like surf bathing. In the Fireworks enclosure brilliant 
pyrotechnical displays are given at stated intervals. 



Brighton Beach. 

This famous resort lies contig.uous to Manhattan Beach, 
and possesses many qualities that have given Manhattan so 
great a reputation. Somewhat more cosmopolitan however 
in its character, there is a free-and-easy going style among 
its patrons that makes strangers at home the moment they 
step upon its domain. It is a favorite trysting place for 
prominent men of all professions. 

The Brighton Beach hotel is a splendid ornamental 
wooden structure, 525 feet long and three stories high, with 
broad piazzas extending its whole length. From its various 
towers unlimited bunting streams, as it does in fact with 
holiday gaiety from every building on the beach. The upper 
floors are reserved for permanent guests, and transient visi- 
tors are not permitted to ascend the stairways. The balcony 
on the second floor has 168 rooms opening on it, and meals 
are furnished on the table-d'hote plan. The first floor and 
balconies are devoted to transient sruests 'I'he hotel is 



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finished in hard wood, furnished with Eastlake furniture and 
Axminster carpets, and gas, running water, and ample 
closets, are among the conveniences provided. Two 
thousand persons can be seated at the tables on the balco- 
nies and in the dining-rooms at one time, and 20,000 
persons can be fed during the day. 

In front of the hotel the grounds are laid out with walks 
and grass and flowers, a little the worse for the strong salt 
air. The ocean made serious inroades at this spot the past 
winter. The Brighton Beach Race Course is situated back 
of the hotel, and during the racing season is well patronized 
by the votaries of the turf. Many exciting contests between 
the best horses of the land take place here, whereat the 
bookmakers drive a flourishing trade. Nearly every day 
during the season there are races at this place, or at Coney 
Island Race Course, which lies a short distance further east 
toward Sheepshead Bay. 

There are two modes of transit between Brighton and 
West Brighton beaches : an elevated railroad starting from 
the Brighton hotfel, going back of the Concourse, and end- 
ing at Paul Bauer's — the round trip 5 cents ; a stage line 
along Surf Avenue. This boulevard is a pleasant stroll for 
pedestrians — the distance between the two beaches is not 
very great — over the concrete walk on the ocean side of the 
drive. 

Leaving Brighton Beach hotel for West Brighton, you 
approach a large structure to the right of the road. This 
is the Ocean hotel, to which is attached a bathing pavilion. 
About midway on the right the Grand Central hotel marks 
the junction of the Ocean Park Way and Surf Avenue. On 
the Concourse opposite the Park Way a summer house 
affords promenaders a chance to rest. Here one may sit 
as long as he pleases, sheltered from the summer sun, and 
fanned by the breeze wafted across the sparkling surface of 
the great Atlantic. Near by, the once popular Coney Island 
Road joins the boulevard, and now forms the terminus of 
the horse railroad from Brooklyn. Several hotels cluster 
about this old spot, notably the Grand Union hotel. This 
house has a commanding and unobstructed view of the sea. 
A short distance back, in a clump of trees, stands a rehc of 
the past — Thompson's hotel. At the junction of this road 
and the boulevard is Vanderveer's hotel and stables. 



l8 CONEY ISLAND. 



West Brighton Beach 
is about a mile west of Brighton Beach, and is to the demo- 
cratic masses the real Coney Island. Distinction of class or 
person never has nor never will be tolerated here ; but in the 
good old democratic fashion, "you pays your money and 
you lias your choice." No matter how fanciful you may be 
there is variety enough to choose from ; in fact one is fairly 
bewildered by the multiplicity of inducements offered for 
his mental and pliysical enteitainment. 

A pier looo feet long, constructed of tubular iron piles, 
runs out from West Brighton. On it are three two-story 
struciures of great size containing saloons and a promenade. 
'J'here are also 1,200 bathrooms, and stairways leading down 
into the water beneath the pier. Steamboats from New York 
land hourl}'. Near it is another pier of equal size known as 
the " Old" Iron Pier (at which boats also land regularly). It 
is opposite to the building in which the Exposition is held. 
The latter is commonly known as the Sea Beach Palace, and 
is a spacious iron and glass structure about 400 feet long by 
360 feet deep. It was originally erected at the expense of 
the United States Government at the Centennial Exposition 
in Philadelphia, at a cost exceeding $100,000. At the close 
of the Exhibition it was purchased at auction where it stood 
by Messrs. Murphy & McCormack, perhaps the largest 
property owners in the town of New Utrecht, and who were 
the original projectors and promoters of the Sea Beach 
Railroad. 

This railroad is justly called the '"' air line " from New 
York to Coney Island. Its boats leave the foot of Whitehall 
street, terminus of the Elevated railroads, at frequent inter- 
vals during the entire year, and during the months of June, 
July and August running as often as at twenty-minute inter- 
vals. Passengers are landed by the boats after a fifteen 
minutes' sail, upon the spacious pier at Bay Ridge, from 
whence over a double track route six miles in length they are 
conveyed with great rapidity directly southward to the centre 
of West Brighton, Coney Island. It is but a just tribute to 
the company to say that in spite of the enormous crowds 
which have visited Coney Island for years by means of its 
boats and trains, there has never been an accident of any 
description, nor the life of a passenger lost, nor has there 



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ever been a serious delay caused by the failure of the com- 
pany to provide means of transportation to the thousands of 
passengers daily seeking the Island by this most popular route. 

The railroad is lined on either side by fragrant market 
gardens in a high state of cultivation, the country seats of 
wealthy gentlemen, and, as it approaches Coney Island, by 
salt marshes closely resembling those of the low countries of 
Europe. To the trained eye of one who has made a study 
of the beauties of nature, the winding creeks and flat green 
meadows, flooded at high-tide, and yielding to the atmosphere 
a perfume of their own, grant a positive relief from the reek- 
ing air of the cities, and a most agreeable transitive stage 
between the inland zephyrs of New Utrecht and the sharp, 
salt breezes of the beach. 

The trains after traversing Gravesend, the oldest English 
settlement of Western Long Island, founded in the early 
part of the 17th century by Lady Deborah Moody (who was 
with her household massacred by the Indians), and after 
skirting the shores of Gravesend Bay, aff"ording in the dis- 
tance a pleasant vista of the green shores of Staten Island, 
and Forts Hamilton, Lafayette and Wadsworth (which guard 
the entrance to New York from foreign invasion), deliver 
their passengers in the spacious depot which we have already 
described. 

The schedule time by this route from Whitehall street, 
New York, to Coney Island, is thirty-seven minutes, and in 
this connection It is rather a singular fact that if two j^ersons 
simultaneously leave the City Hall in New York and the 
City Hall in Brooklyn, and the one leaving New York goes 
to Coney Island by the Sea Beach Route, he will reach there 
at least five minutes in advance of the person starting from 
the City Hall in Brooklyn, no matter what route the latter 
may take. 

The railroad owns at the Coney Island terminus a large 
tract of property which it is rapidly rendering more and 
more attractive as a popular resort. A broad avenue to the 
sea, shortly to be lined with sliade trees, stretches from the 
central or main entrance of the terminal depot to the beach 
(a distance of about 800 feet), by means which the public 
may rapidly and pleasantly pass to the water's edge. 

In the terminal building is now located the permanent 
summer exposition of machinery and the industrial arts, es- 



COXET ISLAND. 



tablished and maintained under the auspices of the railroad 
company, and of which a brief notice may not be uninterest- 
ing. Holders of tickets over this road are admitted without 
charge, while all others pay a small admission fee. When 
it is considered that from five thousand to thirty thousand 
passengers per day are landed in the building throughout 
the summer season by the Sea beach railroad alone the value 
of the Exposition as an advertising medium may seem to be 
great. But in addition to this number must be taken into 
consideration the persons landed at the iron piers by the 
iron steamboats (from New York, Newark and other points) 
within a stone's throw of the Exposition building; the 
immense Brooklyn contingent delivered directly at the west 
end of the Exposition building by the Brooklyn, Bath and 
West End railroad; the enormous number of passengers 
brought to the Island by the Manhattan and Brighton rail- 
roads (who traverse Coney Island from east to west to visit 
the Exposition and other attractions of West Brighton), and 
the almost equally large contribution of the Prospect Park 
and Coney Island railroad, and the Coney Island and 
Brooklyn horse car railroad landed but a thousand feet to the 
east of the Sea Beach Palace. 

In the Exposition building itself many things are worthy 
of notice. Perhaps the most interesting feature is the 125- 
horse power Corliss engine exhibited by Messrs. Hewes tSc 
Phillips, of Newark, which operates in part the electric light 
plant of the company and the numerous machinery exhibits 
scattered through the building. Amono^ the latter may be 
mentioned that of the Fort Wayne-Jenney Electric Light 
Company, occupying a floor space about forty feet square, 
by which the major part of the hghts used in Coney 
Island are generated. Another interesting exhibit is that of 
McChesney, the famous Mohawk wood-sawyer, whose won- 
derful sleight of hand enables him to turn out in a moment 
artistic objects of ever}- description, from peg-tops to pianos. 
Adjoining this is Mitchells silk loom, by which, in the 
twinkling of an eye, handkerchiefs, containing an embroidered 
representation of the Exposition building are manufactured 
in the presence of the purchaser. Another machine near 
by devours an ordinary board and delivers on the other side 
complete cigars boxes, even to the imprint of the manufacturer 
and the Custom House stamp. An enterprising Shoe-black- 



Coney Island. 



ing firm exhibit an old mill with water wheel in motion and 
a number of live alligators disporting themselves in a tank 
of liquid blacking, intended, no doubt to demonstrate the 
harmless qualities of the mixture when applied upon leather, 
whether made from the hide of reptiles or of mammals. An 
individual dubbing himself " Paper King" has erected for 
himself a veritable palace of paper from the throne of which 
he holds forth the virtues of his art to admiring multitudes. 
Here, too, such firms as Wechsler & Abraham, the largest 
retail fancy goods house of Brooklyn, have erected in red 
and white napkins a fac simile of their establishment in 
Fulton street ; and F. W. Devoe & Co., the largest wholesale 
paint house in New York, have placed a characteristic exhibit. 
Glass blowing in all its forms may be seen, and a thousand 
and one novelties varying from day to day afford amusement 
over and over again to the patrons of the road. Concerts 
are given day and evening by a band of picturesque mando- 
line players calling themselves the Venetian Troubadours. 
But it is idle to attempt discussion in detail of the numerous 
features of the Exposition. They must be seen to be appre- 
ciated, and we must refer the reader to the official catalogue. 

Perhaps the most useful information however is in regard 
to the hotel and restaurant of Major Butler, whose experience 
during the last twenty years as proprietor of the Mansion 
House at Long Branch entitles him perhaps to the foremost 
place among the hotel keepers of Coney Island. The hotel 
contains accommodations for some 300 guests and is run, 
contrary to the general principle of the Island, upon the 
European plan, and at rates even less onerous than those of 
hotels of the same class in the city of New York. Its rooms 
have a reputation for comfort second to none, and have been 
newly furnished and carpeted for the present season. 

Adjoining the Exposition on the east as the Elephant ad- 
joins it on the west, is the Cyclorama " Battle of Tebean," 
which connoisseurs have pronounced to be artistically the 
finest of all the works of art of this description, 'inhere is 
no exaggeration in this. The picture is 400 feet in length 
(arranged in a circle) and 50 feet in height, and well repays 
a visit. The price of admission to the general public is 25 
cents. Passengers of the .Sea Beach railroad however are by 
exclusive contract admitted on production of their return 
tickets at 15 cents each. 



24 CONEY ISLAND. 



It may be useful to the general visitor to know that if his 
means are limited, and the prices of meals in Major Butler's 
or Paul Bauer's pretentious establishments are beyond his 
purse, meals of excellent quality and at exceedingly low 
prices can be procured at the " Smithonian " Restaurant on 
Sea Beach Boulevard opposite Feltman's Pavilion. 

To the stranger West Brighton Beach is suggestive of a 
great fair ground. There is a breezy exhilaration in the air 
that braces up the most languid visitor. The music, the 
gay bunting flying in the breeze, the confused hum of a vast 
multitude of pleasure-seekers, all make up a scene not soon 
to be forgotten. The most conspicuous object on the Island 
is the Colossal Elephant at West Brighton, directly at the 
terminus of the Sea Beach Railroad. It is an unique and 
wonderful structure, and rivits the attention at once. It 
ought to be a source of pride to the mind that conceived it, 
and redounds to the credit of the Company that had the 
energy and the enterprise to enter upon and to carry to 
completion so gigantic an undertaking. It is appropriately 
named by its courteous and progressive manager, the Eighth 
Wonder of the World. It is erected on one of the most 
eligible and centrally located sites on the Island. It is sur- 
sounded by spaceous and tastefully-fitted up grounds, where 
visitors may take their lunch — tables and all necessary con- 
veniences being provided gratuitously to them by the pro- 
prietors of this most popular resort. Concerts are given in 
one of the rooms of the Elephant. That the reader may 
form some idea of the magnitude of this mammoth structure 
the writer will give a detailed statement of its proportions. 
Its height is 175 feet, 6 inches; its length is 203 feet; length 
of body 109 feet ; inside circumference 198 feet ; length of 
neck 19 feet; circumference of neck 128 feet; length of 
legs 60 feet ; circumference of legs 80 feet ; length of ears 
54 feet ; width of ears 40 teet ; length of tail 70 feet ; diameter 
of tail 18 feet, tapering to 26 inches ; diameter of trunk 20 
feet ; length of trunk 72 feet; length of tusks 42 feet, diameter 
12 feet tapering to one inch. The eyes, which are composed 
of glass 2 inches thick, are 4 feet in diameter. The gallery 
is 298 feet long, extending from the body 15 feet around the 
main hall on the inside. The canopied saddle or " howdah" 
is 38 feet square and 42 feet high, from which a magnificent 
view can be had for 50 miles around of the Bay of New York, 




M 'a 



ELErHAXTiNE CoLossis, Wi ST Brighiox, Coney Island. 



26 CONEY ISLAND. 

the ocean, the City, etc. The P21ephant is divided into 31 
rooms : a main hall head room, 2 side body rooms, 2 thigh 
rf)oms, 2 shoulder rooms, 2 cheek rooms, i throat room, i 
stomach room, 4 hoof rooms, 6 leg rooms, 2 side rooms, 2 
hip rooms, i through room from which the Elephant is feed- 
ing. Perfect ventilation is secured through the medium of 
63 windows, and at night the entire structure is brilliantly 
illuminated by 25 electric lights, which are equal to 175,000 
candles. The Elephant in its construction consumed about 
3,500,000 feet of lumber, 11,000 kegs of nails, 12 tons of 
iron bolts, and it is covered by 57,000 square feet of tin. 
It can all be taken apart and transferred on pealing off the 
tin. It took 263 men 120 full working days to build it, 
and was dedicated August, 1884. The entire cost of the 
work was nearly a quarter of a million of dollars. This 
wonderful curiosity is located on Surf Avenue, the principal 
thoroughfare on the Island, and adjoining the Sea Beach 
Palace. It also faces the ocean, and the twin iron piers. 
It stands close by the terminus of most all of the different 
railroads and steamboats, the horse car lines, and main drives 
from Brooklyn to Coney Island. J. T. McCaddon Esq. is 
the manager of this gigantic marvel, and Henry Sweatman 
the advertising press agent. The jjrice of admission is 10 
cents. The season commenced on Decoration Day. Prys- 
matic fountains, and elegant sward add their attractions to 
the place. One side of the grounds is lined with cafes and 
lunch rooms. The area altogether occupied by this exhibi- 
tion is much larger than that taken up by any other single 
enterprise on the Island. Scarcely a person visits the Island 
who does not go to see the Elephant. The contractor 
agreed that this structure should last 50 years. Its founda- 
tion is laid 30 feet under the ground 

Next to the Elephant the most noticeable object at West 
Brighton is the Observatory, towering 300 feet toward the 
sky, and from the top, reached by elevators, a fine view of 
the Island, the bay, and the adjacent cities may be obtained. 

Close by the observatory will be seen the Great Natural 
Curiosity — " a live cow stuffed with straw," as we once over- 
heard a " jokist" call it — that yields 100 gallons of ice cold 
milk a day, and more, if necessity demands it ; milk pure 
and sweet, like the pretty dairy maids that serve the custo- 
mers at a nickle per glass. 



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CONEY ISLAND. 2J 

They that chose to ignore the lacteal fluid for something 
of more pungent taste, will find the dairy flanked on the 
left by the mill, where sweet cider, " fresh from the pres-,'' 
is sold by the glass. For something stronger yet drop in 
on Mr. Frash, the widely known and popular wme merchant, 
of No. lo Barclay street, New York city, who is proprietor 
of one of the most attractive and inviting pavilions at this 
most charming sea-side resort. His cosy retreat is eligibly 
located between the Iron Piers and near the palatial hotel of 
Paul Bauer. Mr. Flash makes a specialty of Champagne, 
and sells none but the purest and best. The conveniences, 
comforts and luxuries of this pavilion, which was founded 
by this gentleman some eight years since, makes his estab- 
lishment a most pleasant ])lace of resort to those wishing 
to indulge in a glass or bottle of American Champagne. 
Here the thirsty visitor may procure those delicious and 
palatable wines of the Pacific slope, and enjoy the sparkling 
beverage amid the most charming surroundings, and in 
quantities that cannot fail to satisfy his desires in the melting 
summer days. Some idea may be formed of the extent of 
business transacted when the reader is informed that it is no 
unusual occurrance for him to open five hundred bottles a 
day during the heated term. 

Pie, cake and bon-bon merchants are numerous, and at 
booths laden with confections the " sweet tooth'' is provided 
for. The fried Frankfurt sausage man is at all times ready 
with his savory dish, and there are a dozen places Avhere a 
pan of succulent clams awaits your order for roasting. 

That machine, like an antiquated air-pump, will tell your 
pulling strength ; and the one beside it, your striking force. 
The man with rueful visage owns the blowing machine; bui 
such wonderful phenomena in this line has he met since he 
came to the Island, that he mourns the incapacity of his 
machine to test their powers — for ordinary mortals his appa- 
ratus is adequate to the fiercest blast. Yon silver-haired 
Mentor, with polished scales and dignified mien, will show 
your exact weight for 5 cents. Many other kindred attrac- 
tions take transient quarters in this versatile place, and the 
cries of the pop-corn and peanut men, and itinerants of that 
ilk, add to the general hubbub. 

A Camera Obscura here gives charming views of the 
beach, sharply outlined, delicately toned, and worth seeing. 



28 CONEV ISLAND. 

On the left of the boulevard, across the broad plaza, is 
Bauer's West Brighton Beach hotel, a large structure practi- 
cally forming the nucleus of the buildings scattered about. 
Mr. Paul Bauer was one of the pioneers in the improve- 
ments of Coney Island. In 1876 he erected the spacious 
hotel just referred to, which is one of the best of its kind on 
the Atlantic sea shore. Centrally and delightfully located, 
midway between the two iron piers, it commands attention 
of the multitudes that daily seek the kaleidescojMC pleasures 
of West Brighton. I'he hotel has 100 well furnished sleep- 
ing apartments, the restaurant and pavilion can accommo- 
date many thousands, and in the turrets that adorn the 
building there are elegantly furnished rooms where retired 
parties can escape the throng below. It is complete and 
perfect in all its appointments, with all modern improve- 
ments. The dining room is immense in extent, of unrivalled 
seating capacity ; the tables are handsomely furnished, and 
the room is unique in all its equipments, while delightful 
music is discoursed by an excellent string band, the intervals 
being filled in with melody from a sweet-toned Orchestrion. 
The menue comprises every variety of edible that can be 
procured in our home or foreign markets ; the cuisine cannot 
be excelled, for skilled cooks preside in the kitchen ; the 
waiters are prompt and obliging. An elegantly fitted up bar 
is always provided with the choicest imported and native 
wines and liquors, natural mineral waters and the various 
temperance drinks, together with the best brands of Havana 
and domestic cigars. In a word here the sojourner will find 
every comfort and convenience. Mr. Bauer is widely recog- 
nized as a thoroughly active and sterling man of bu ;iness. 
He personally supervises all branches of his different lines 
of business, and is indefatigable in his efforts to please and 
satisfy all who favor him with their patronage. That " he 
knows how to keep a hotel " is evinced by the fact that his 
patrons are constantly increasing in number, creating the 
necessity from time to time to extend his limits and to enlarge 
his accommodations. 

Paul Bauer's West Brighton Casino may be classed among 
the largest structures on the Island. It is located in the rear 
of tlie hotel and is separated from it by some considerable 
space. It is 300 feet long, 170 feet broad, and has a capa- 
city for over 10,000 persons. 



30 CONEY ISLAND. 

A most novel sensation which should be classed as one of 
the attractions of the Island, is that afforded by a ride on the 
gravity road west of Feltman's Pavilion, and which may be 
reached by passing through that huge building from the 
Sea Beach Railroad. 



West End 
Comprises all that portion of the Island from West Brighton 
to the extreme western end, familiar as Norton's Point. The 
natural beauties of this locality are superior to any other 
part of the Island. From the Point an extended view can 
be had of Princess Bay, Staten Island, the Narrows, Forts 
Hamilton and \\'adsworth, the beautiful shores of Gravesend 
Bay, Bath Beach, the Jersey Highlands, and Sandy Hook 
in the distance. Capital has not invaded this district in the 
same ratio as it has the rest of the Island ; hence its present 
aspect partakes more ot the " Old Coney Island " before 
spoken of. Several quaint, old-fashioned hotels exist in 
their pristine glory ; and there are many Gothamites who so 
fondly cling to '• auld lang syne"' that no inducement could 
swerve their attachment to these ancient sands. 

Scattered over West End there are numbers of small 
enclosures and sheds, " ycleped pavilions,"' furnishing light, 
refections and bathing facilities, where parties that wish to 
avoid the commotion betake themselves. 




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BATH BEACH. 

BATH BEACH (formerly Bath) is a beautiful suburban 
village on the Long Island shore of the Narrows, about 
two miles below Fort Hamilton. It is one of the old Dutch 
settlements on Long Island, and contains a number of 
substantial and roomy houses of the old style. 

The township covers a considerable expanse of ground, 
portions of it being quite level, other parts gently undulating 
or rolling. The streets (which are called avenues) are long 
and straight, and of proper width, running longitudinally 
and traversely to the limits of the borough, dividing it into 
large squares or blocks. They are embellished with trees 
(recently planted), which seoarate the roadbed from the 
planked sidewalks. 

The facilities for bathing at this charmmg retreat are 
scarcely equalled, certainly not excelled, by any of the 
neighboring seaside resorts. Here you can be buffeted by 
the undulating and swelling waves without fear of that 
dangerous undertow, or the violent tossing of the foaming 
surge, so much of a drawback to the nervous votary of 
Neptune, who courts the embrace of the Atlantic at Coney 
Island and elsewhere. Here noisy, gleeful childhood takes 
its first lessons in the art of swimming ; and probably one of 
the most entertaining sights of this delightful bay is that 
afforded by the antics of the young, of both sexes, gamboling 
upon the soft sea-washed sands, and running valiantly into 
the water to gleefully meet the coming wave. Verily, they 
seem like so many amphibious animals, creatures of both 
elements, and the noisy, exhilarating exercise brings to their 
chubby cheeks the rosy blush of the purest health. 



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33 



In many of our watering places the heat of the sun 
deters visitors from taking out-of-door exercise except in the 
morning or evening. It is otherwise in Bath. The over- 
hanging foliage of its magnificent trees protects the prome- 
naders and the drives from the scorching rays of the sun, 
and permits one to go about without fear of being melted 
alive. 

The principal thoroughfare is called Cropsy Avenue. 
It runs the entire length of the beach, and on the side facing 
the water, stand most of the hotels, backed by a high bluff 
reaching around the water front. A perpendicular dock is 
constructed along the greater part of it, from the beach to 
the top of the bluff, even with the surface of the street. The 
beach is reached by following the streets running toward and 
terminating at the shore, and by stairs built from parts of 
the hotels and boarding houses 

Artificial awnings and balconies are rare nere, being 
uncalled for, as nature in her sylvan dress supplies the 
necessary protection. Under its cool arbors children can 
romp and gambol along the shores, while their parents look 
on fearless of sunstroke or other dangers incident to an 
exposure to the rays of a summer's sun. Bath is a woodland 
village set on ocean's verge. 

A great source of amusement is to watch the yachts 
and ocean steamers sailing up and down the bay. As a 
variation between flag guessing and yacht racing, another 
speculative sport for the visitors is to bet the drinKs on the 
Line and name of the outgoing and incoming steamers, 
predicating their judgment on the color of their smoke stacks 
as near as they can distinguish the same in the intervening 
distance. 

Amid its multifarious attractions we should not neglect 
to mention that fine fishing may be enjoyed a short distance 
from its shores. 

Beside its almost unequallea natural advantages and 
attractions as a summer resort, its near proximity to New 
York (time and space between these points being reduced 
to a minimum by the unsurpassed faciUties for transit back 
and forth) has attracted as permanent summer residents to 
this most delightful locality, many of New York and 
Brooklyn's first families, best citizens and wealthiest 
merchants. 



34 HATH BEACH. 

The following railroads run between New York City, 
Brooklyn and Bath Beach every 30 minutes during the 
s'jmmer months : 

Sea Beach Railroad by steamer from foot of Whitehall 
street, New Yurk, connecting with trains at Bay Ridge, and 
making close connection with the Brooklyn, Bath and JVest 
End Railroad at Bath Junction. 

Brooklyn, Bath and West End Railroad from Greenwood 
Cemetery, Brooklyn, passing through Bath to Coney Island 
every 20 minutes. 

There are also two steamboats plying between New 
York and Bath Beach every 30 minutes, so that the facilities 
to reach this attractive watering place make it the most 
desirable resort for the inhabitants of New York and Brooklyn 
during the summer months. 

The hotels at Bath Beach are spacious and finely 
located, offering the very best nccommodations at reasonable 
prices. The many cottage boarding houses in the village 
are picturesquely situated, and good rooms and excellent 
board can be obtained within the means of even an 
economical visitor. 

The appreciation of real estate, in any locality, is always 
the best evidence of its substantial prosperity, judged by 
this criterion Bath Beach stands second to none of the 
watering places within its vicinity. Village lots that could 
have been purchased a few years ago at a nominal figure have 
doubled and trebled, and in some instances, quadrupled in 
value. 



FORT HAMILTON. 

ONE of the most delightful of the many summer resorts in 
the vicinity of New York and Brooklyn is Fort Hamil- 
ton. Its location, a most charming one, is on a promontory 
of New York Bay, on the south-west shore of Long Island, 
about two miles from Bath. It is almost directly opposite 
Fort Wadsworth, which is built on a headland of the 
Staten Island shore, and forms part of a mountain rising to 
a great elevation as it runs back from the bay, affording from 
the Fc^rt Hamilton side a grand view of a romantic, varied 
and picturesque country. 

The growth of Fort Hamilton during the last two or three 
years has been phenomenal. Its increase in commercial 
accommodations has been commensurate with its advance in 
popularity and favor. There is no kind of sea-side 
pleasure that cannot be found here, affording to young and 
old and to both sexes, all the innocent recreation their hearts 
can desire. Croquet, base-ball, dancing on the green be- 
neath the shade of trees, or in the pavilions, practicing in 
the shooting galleries, knocking down the rag babies with 
balls, playing at " Old Aunt Sally," trying one's skill in the 
bowling alleys, billiard rooms and at the shuffle boards 
velocipede riding, roller skating, goat and pony carriages for 
children, flying horses .or merry-go-rounds, swings, fortune 
telling and other shows too numerous to particularize. Then 
there are the bands of music and the vocal exhibitions by 
talented songsters, that even the birds in the trees might well 
envy. What a catalogue of enjoyment within a stone's 
throw, we might say, of this city. Who would not exchange 
the stifling atmosphere and the furnace-like streets for the 



36 FORT HAMILTON. 



cool breeze down the bay ? Who would not infinitely pre- 
fer to lay off at one's eose beneath the shady retreats along 
the Narrows, than gasp for the breath of air denied us even 
in our city parks? How much pleasure, at so insignificant a 
cost, lies at our very door, and where is the obstacle that can 
debar us from the delights of such a charming s[jot as Fort 
Hamillon? 

It is not speaking in hyperbole to state that the fishing 
advantages of this place are not surpassed, if equalled, any 
where within a long distance of our city. It may be almost 
called the fisherman's elysium, and that its waters are highly 
appreciated on this account, is shown by the many people 
who are attracted to this place on fishing excursions. On a 
clear, calm day, no matter how fervid may be the rays ot the 
sun, its waters will be thickly dotted with skiffs and boats, 
every kind of small craft in fact, anchored at chosen points 
on the bay, and from which the occupants cast their lines 
with more or less success. 

All the choice and delicate variety of fish may be caught 
in this vicinity, and on days that are propitious for fishing, 
you could imagine you were among men that had but one 
object in life, and that object, fish; while angling for the 
finny tribe, their tongues are continually on the wag, whereof 
the burden of their conversation is fish, first, last and 
always. 

A very healthful and pleasmg recreation it is to jU under 
the shade of the trees on the south shore, or under the 
covered porches of its hotels, inhaling the cooling breezes of 
the bay, and enjoying the sight of the white sails of the ships 
of all sizes, from the stately three-master, m the pride of her 
strength, with all her white canvass spread, to the single sail 
cat-boat; from the majestic steamer, as she puffs and plows 
her way through the waters of the bay, to the many little tug 
boats that snort and whistle with such vigor, after the foshicn 
of all little productions, both of nature and art, which are 
forever trying to make a great noise in the world. The rail- 
road from Brooklyn to Fort Hamilton runs along a 
road sheltered from the rays of the sun by overarching trees, 
planted on either side, affording a ])leasing shelter and an 
interesting view of fine fertile farm land. 

Many of the farmers along this road give evidence of 
prosperity, and an appreciation of the beautiful, showing 



FORT HAMILTON. 



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fine architectural judgment in the erection of the dwellings 
and outhouses. 

From a military point of view, Nature has made this one 
of the most effective sites for the purposes of fortification that 
the protection of our great metropolis could demand. 
Seconded as this promontory is by the one directly opposite, 
upon which stands Fort Wadsworth, the water approach 
toward New York is here reduced to a narrow channel, 
though which an investing fleet must pass before the city 
will be comi)letely under the enemy's guns. It is true that 
the perfection reached by modern artillery, in longe range 
effectiveness, would enable some of the iron-clads of the first 
class to shell the city of New York from a point beyond 
even Coney Island, and thus dispense with the necessity of 
threading the channel between the forts above mentioned ; 
but this is no reason why so admirable a point of defence 
should be neglected, and we are glad to know that its natu- 
ral advantages are appreciated. 

Another pleasing sight are the soldiers in all the glory Oi 
full uniform, marching and countermarching during certain 
hours of the day, forming a perfect kaleidescopic view that 
cannot fail to be of interest to even the most unmartial 
spectator. And the gallant bearing of the officers, both on 
foot and on horseback; what palpitating sensations do not 
these noble looking men engender in the breasts of artless 
and impressible females. Who shall take the ualm in the 
ladies' hearts from the " bould soldier boy." 

The officers' (juarters or residences are attractive structures, 
with neatly arranged surroundings, on which, at appropriate 
seasons of the year, admirable floral and horticultural taste 
is displayed. The ot^cers' families, mingling with the many 
solid and conservative merchants of New York and Brook- 
lyn, who abide here permanently during the summer 
months, make a refined and pleasant society at this place 
during the season. 

Only a few years since it tooic nearly a half a day to reach 
Fort Hamilton from New York or Brooklyn, the only means 
of public transit being the horse cars. Now there are steam 
cars running every five minutes from the horse car junction, 
at 20th Street and 3d Avenue, Brooklyn. 

There has been recently established a water route having 
a terminus adjoining the South Ferry slij) in New York. It 



38 FORT 1 1 AMI LION. 

connects at 35th Street and 3d Avenue, Brooklyn, with the 
steam cars direct to Fort Hamilton. This mode of transit 
costs hut five cents. 

The hotel and boarding-house accommodations are very 
good, the cuisine of all of them giving great satisfaction, 
which is considerable to say for the average country hostelry. 
The table is supplied with the varied products of the rich 
farming lands in the neighborhood ; the choicest of fish 
fresh from their native element, and the best that the great 
markets of New York City afford ; while the prices are rea- 
sonable, and vary according to the pretentiousness of the 
establishment. 

One of the finest and coolest shades in the vicinity of New 
York is the South Shore road leading to Bay Ridge. It is 
bordered by handsome villas set amid artistically laid out 
pleasure grounds. Here the overhanging majestic trees 
interlace their broad foliage, and the observant spectator 
will note a thousand beauties in this charming thoroughfare 
where art and nature both unite to form a picture of peren- 
nial beauty. 

During the yachting season Bay Ridge heights are crowded 
•with enthusiastic spectators, many equipped with field and 
opera glasses with which they sweep the Narrows and Bay 
alter a very nautical fashion. From this point there is a 
splendid view to be obtained of every craft afloat within 
sight. The brilliant costumes of the ladies lend a variety to 
the picture, and the sight both on land and on water is gay 
and exhilarating. Many a fair lady tosses her handkerchief 
to the breeze as encouragement to some favorite boat or 
oarsman, and the shouts of the men make the air ring 
again. 

Fort Lafayette, situated between Fort Hamilton and Fort 
Wadsworth, reminds one, in its present dilapidated state, of 
those ancient towers of Europe, which still look formidable 
even in decay. During the late war it was used as a prison 
for political offenders. A number of well-known persons 
suspected of treasonable designs were arrested and confined 
in this fort. It was destroyed by fire on December i, 1868, 
and the works have never been restored. 

Fort Hamilton is noted for its fine cottages. The Norton. 
Cottage, a pleasantly situated and attractive building, stands 
in the midst of tastefully laid out grounds, the portion in 



FORT HAMILTON. 39 



the immediate vicinity of tlie house being a marvel of floral- 
culture. The cottage, interiorly considered, is large, home- 
like and handsomely furnished. There are i6 rooms, two of 
which are parlors. Mr. and Mrs. Norton have had years of 
experience in keeping summer boarders, and few know 
better how to cater in the most acceptable manner to the 
most fastidious. A part of the grounds is devoted to the 
cultivation of garden-truck, so that the table (we are told 
they set an excellent one) is never at a loss for the freshest 
of vegetables ; and as for butter and fresh milk there are 
the sleek looking cows to answer for that. 

Perhaps there is not in the village a larger and more sub- 
stantial building than the residence of Mrs. H. H. Clapp. 
It is conspicuously and pleasantly located, near and in full 
view of the most elegant hotel of the village, and command- 
ing a grand prospect of the ocean, and from its upper 
windows of a wide stretch of surrounding country. The 
house is built in the midst of wide surrounding grounds, 
thickly studded with trees of many year's growth, the large 
spreading branches affording the finest shade imaginable. 
The parlors are elegantly furnished, and the sleeping rooms 
models of comfort and convenience. Its site is most conve- 
nient, being situated on the corner of Shore Road and Third 
Avenue, scarcely more than a minute's walk from the Cirand 
View Hotel, and hence it is easy for the lodgers of the house 
to take their meals at that elegant hostelry. It is not the 
purpose of Mrs. Clapp (a most estimable lady, by the way) 
to take table boarders, except under special circumstances. 

Mr. Charles P. Cole, the enterprising photographer, has 
six photographic galleries — four on Coney Island and two at 
Fort Hamilton. At the former place two of his art studios 
are alongside of the new iron pier, and the other two on wliat 
is known as the Vanderbilt property. At Fort Hamilton 
one is situated on the property connected with the Sea 
View hotel, kept b}' Mr. John Napier ; the other opposite 
the United States hotel. A fine view is had from the latter 
of the Narrows, protected on either side by Forts Richmond, 
Wadsworth and Hamilton. Any one desiring a good picture 
should not fail to pay this artist a visit, either here or at 
Coney Island. Mr. Cole was the first to establish a photo- 
graphic studio at Fort Hamilton ; while he is the longest 
established man in the business on the Island. 



40 rOKI' HAMILTON. 

The United States, so ably conducted by Mr. Michael 
Gates, is situated on that elevated plateau where the visitor 
to Fort Hamilton is landed on leaving the cars at Brooklin 
R. R. depot. This hostelry commands a fine view of the 
Narrows, and takes in both the upper and lower bays. Stairs 
lead down to the water's edge where boating facilities are 
always to be had, and where, if you desire it, you can be 
e([uipped with fishing tackle and bait. Mr. Gates and his 
brother are both practical and experienced fishermen, ready 
at any time to cater to the wants of patrons bent on a fishing 
excursion. Mr. (iates though not keeping lodgers can find 
accommodations for permanent visitors in neighboring 
houses. A restaurant is connected with the house, and the 
proprietor gives table board l)y the week, or meals a la carte. 

Mr. Gustave Beierlein will this year add greatly to the 
attractiveness of his summer pavilion. A new building has 
been erected with a balcony frontage of 120 feet and depth 
of 75 feet, from which visitors, while partaking of refresh- 
ments, may enjoy the bracing salt air, and take in at the 
.same time a fine ocean and coast view. On the left can be 
seen Bath and Coney Isiand ; in the distance Rockaway ; to 
the right Staten Island and the stubborn elevations of the 
Highlands of Neversink ; and looking seaward may be seen 
the incoming and outgoing steamers and sailing vessels — in 
fact every description of water craft. The tables are supplied 
with all the delicacies of the market, while the choicest 
wines, liquors and cigars are to be liad at the bar. Music 
is furnished by a full orchestra. 

A notable instance of the growth of Fort Hamilton in four 
years is the popular Hostelrie established in this place by 
Mr. John Nappier, known as "The Sea View Hotel."' 
Prior to its purchase by its present proprietor, it was a dairy 
house where the few thirsty visitors who meandered that way 
could slake their thirst with a glass of milk. Now the ex- 
tent and variety of the refreshments is such as to satisfy the 
palates of all the varied classes of visitors who partake of 
them under his comfortable balconies, while inhaling the 
refreshing breezes of the Bay. Mr. Nappier has shown his 
good judgment in selecting this spot for his establishment, 
and is rewarded by the patronage of large numl)ers, who are 
as well pleased with his jovial and affable manner, as with 
his hosjjitality, wliich is ])roverbial. 



SHEEPSHEAI) BAY. 

SHEEPSHEAD BAY is a village about two miles north- 
east of Coney Island, on the bay from which it is 
named. There are cottages and boarding-houses for sum- 
mer residents, and a race course. The latter is famous in 
the sporting world. It is under the management of the 
Coney Island Jockey Club, organized in 1879, which has a 
fine club house at Manhattan Beach. The course has a 
mile track with a handsome facade at the entrance, a com- 
modious grand stand, judges' stand, and other buildings in 
the Queen Anne style, erected in 1880. Race meetings, 
held in June and Sey^tember, are very largely attended, and 
the results are immediately telegraphed far and wide. 

It is only of late years that Sheepshead Bay has achieved 
notoriety as a summer resort, and a very quaint and charming 
little spot it is, too. Where once a few sequestered houses 
were scattered along the shore looking extremely miserable 
in their lonelmess, and grateful, indeed, to be dignified as a 
village, now there is a continuous section of the loveliest of 
white cottages imaginable, including a very nice hotel, furn- 
ished with all the modern improvements. The villas are 
remarkable for their tasteful style of architecture and their 
pleasant grounds. Quite a pleasant feature at night is the 
congregation of the guests on the different balconies, enjoy- 
ing the cool air off the bay, and planning some anticipated 
excursion for the following day. 

Sheepshead Bay is within easy reach of the ocean. It is 
connected with Manhattan Beach by a bridge spanning the 
bay, and during the summer months this bridge is almost 
constantly occupied by promenaders, more especially in the 



42 SHEEPSIIKAI) BAY. 

mornings and evenings. During the early part of the fore 
noon, the sojourners at the village cross over in order to 
enjoy an invigorating bath in the Atlantic, or to watch 
others frolic in the surf, returning before the day is too far 
advanced to render walking "a toil of pleasure." There are 
many deliciously cool retreats at Sheepshead Bay where 
visitors may retire when the sun shall have become unpleas- 
antly hot ; and people of a social disposition need not fear 
that time will hang heavily on their hands. Then, when the 
shades of evenjng begin to steal over the face of nature, when 
the jingle of glasses and the rattle of china betokens that the 
last meal of the day is over, how delightful to take one's wife 
or sweetheart under your wing and saunter off down to the 
bridge. The cool air off the water plays caressingly through 
vour hair, and sets the pretty face at your side all aglow, 
until you really wonder if there is another woman in the wide 
world half so charming. Perhaps the moon is just rising ni 
a sky cloudless and bespangled with stars, and its light tips 
the waters rolling softly beneath you with a radiant pathway 
of silver ; and then you hear in the far distance the faint 
strains of a martial air which Gilmore's famous band is just 
performing. As you advance the music grows louder and 
more inspiring, and finally bursting on your car in one 
triumphant blast, dies away in silence as the tune is ended. 
You are now on the beach. Before you is the grand old 
ocean, which has endured for ages, and will yet continue 
when you are gone and forgotten of the world. It stretches 
away in dim uncertain lines, lapping the shore with a gentle 
swell that tells of a fine night and a calm sea. 

Shall you stroll along the beach, or sit and listen to 
Gilmore, or go to the fireworks, or will you combine the 
three? Thus you have all the pleasures of the seashore at 
vour disposal while rusticating in one of the most charming 
little country towns in the near vicinity of New York. 



ROCKAWAY BEACH. 

NEXT to Coney Island the most popular and most fre- 
quented of sea-side resorts on the Long Island shore is 
that of Rockavvay Beach. It is a narrow strip of land sepa- 
rating Jamaica Bay from the Atlantic Ocean, and distant 
about twenty miles from New York. 

We know of no more pleasant trip down the Bay and out 
upon the broad bosom of the sparkling sea than that afforded 
by one of the Rockaway steamers on a warm summer's after- 
noon. Two or three of the largest excursion boats in the 
world run on this route, and the fare for the round trip is but 
fifty cents. 

To enjoy the sail to the utmost one must board tlu 
steamer at the starting point foot of east 34th Street, New 
York. Be on hand early to avoid the last rush which gener- 
ally comes at the moment of departure. Once afloat you 
are treated to a magnificent panoramic display of the piers, 
shipping and public buildings of the great metropolis. On 
the other hand the green and sloping shores of New Jerse' 
shine resplendent in the sun, till Jersey City, with its piers 
and ferry houses, its railroad depots, its buildings and spires, 
bursts into view, and melts away finally to the south-west ia 
the flats and marshes for which New Jersey i^ celebrated. 

The different piers on the New York side at which the 
Rockaway boat pulls up are usually black with perspiring 
excursionists, who hail the rumble of the gang-plank with a 
sigh of relief. A motley assemblage, truly, in which women 
and children preponderate, except ]:)erhaps of a Sunday. A 
l)and of music on board plays ]jo])ular airs, and as the boat 
swings off from her berth, and your clieek is fanned by the 



ROCKAVVAY BEACH. 



45 



gentle current of air fresh from the blue scintillating ocean 
outside the Narrows, but which as yet you cannot see, the 
effect upon your senses is one of great exhilaration. 

A better idea of the Harbor can be obtained by taking 
this trip than in any other way. After leaving the Battery, 
with its quaint, circular landmark (where emigrants from 
Europe are landed every week by the thousand from the 
barges which transport tiieni from the ocean steamships), vou 
pass Governor's Island and obtain a view of Castle William 
and its other defenses. Next you will observe, from the 
other side of the steamer, the famous Statue of Liberty, 
erected on Bedloe's Island. The great torch, piercing the 
blue ether 300 feet or more above the sea level, was placed 
there as significant of the enlightenment which illumines this 
land of glorious freedom and equality, and like a beacon 
pointing out to the oppressed of all nations a harbor of refuge 
from monarchial tyranny. Again to the left you glide by the 
green shores of Bay Ridge, where the pier and depot of the 
Manhattan Beach Railway are located; thence down through 
the Narrows where frown the gray walls of Fort Hamilton 
on the left side and Fort Wadsworth on the other, and above 
the latter the emerald tinted walls of the earthworks called 
Fort Tompkins ; so on past the empty port-holes of that 
historical ruin yclept Fort Lafayette, and out into the lower 
bay. Over to the right stretches the low line of Sandy 
Hook, and beyond the deep blue expanse of the Atlantic 
glinting in the sunlight. 

Coney Island presently comes in sight on the left, and 
then, the boat having doubled Norton's Point, where the 
shelving beach of white sand gleams so alluringly, you pass 
successively Sea Beach, with its monster elephant ; West 
Brighton, with its two iron piers; Brighton Beach and Man- 
hattan Beach. 

Now the boat for the first time feels the swell, be it ever 
so slight, which is always present on the surface of the 
ocean. You are fairly launched upon the Atlantic, albeit you 
are close inshore, with the airy pavillions and gorgeous but 
flimsy structures of an Arabian night's enchantment spread 
out on your left, where a few years ago was but a waste of 
sand, charily visited even during the summer by our metro- 
politan ])leasure seekers, and onlv then by those who came 
to fish or to enjoy a cool plunge in the surf, or both. 



46 KOCKAVVAY BKACH. 

From this point the steamer hauls cut, and passing through 
the channel in the Coney Island bar, on which the surf 
breaks heavily with an ever monotonous roar, and running 
in near Barren Island puts into Jamaica Bay and lands its 
passengers at one or all of the four piers on the inside of 
Rockaway Beach. 

Landing at the first pier the excursionist, to reach the 
ocean side of the beach, has but to cross a broad wooden 
pavement under the shadow of that gigantic failure, the 
mammoth Rockaway hotel, erected by the Rockaway Beach 
Improvement Company, and which, owing to financial 
embarrassment, has never yet been regularly opened to the 
])ublic. The general features of the beach are the same at 
all four landings. Unsubstantial and fantastic wooden 
pavillions, for dancing, drinking beer, and eating clams, 
abound on every hand. The dancing platforms are always 
in request, and the scraping of the fiddle and the pounding 
of pianos, rendered asthmatic by the sea air, mingle inces- 
santly with the roar of the surf. Life lines extend into the 
water at intervals, and hundreds of people in uncouth 
bathing-dresses are rolling, tumbling and screaming with 
delight in the embrace of the surf The beach is about 
eight miles long, but the buildings are clustered in a space 
of about three miles. 

Beside the landings which project into Jamaica Bay there 
has lately been built by the Rockaway Beach Pier Company, 
on the ocean side, an iron pier 1,200 feet long and 30 feet 
wide, except at the outer extremity, where for 100 feet it is 
expanded to 80 feet. This section is protected by a wooden 
fender piling, making a triangle as a landing place for steam- 
boats. 

At the eastern end, where the beach joins the mainland, 
is the village of Far Rockaway, with several good summer 
hotels where good board can be had at very reasonable rates. 
There is also a sanitarium (under the auspices of St, John's 
Guild) at this point, where sick children are provided by 
charity with a week's seaside pleasure. 

All the diversions of a seaside resort are to be found at 
Rockaway ; there is certainly no lack of enticements to 
draw forth even the reluctant penny. And why not ? One 
goes to the seaside to be amused ; and certainly you do not 
expect to get it "free, gratis and for nothing." 



FAR ROCKAWAY. 

To those who appreciate the substantial benefits to be 
derived from a sea-side resort, and who sojourn there 
for the purpose of improving their health and increasing 
their physical vigor, rather than for the mere pursuit of 
pleasure, there are none of the many watering places in the 
near vicinity of New York and Brooklyn that present greater 
attractions than Far Rockaway. 

Situated on a high plane, facing a narrow inlet of the 
ocean, it commands a delightful view of fine, varied and pic- 
turesque scenery, affording attractions rivalling those of the 
Catskills, combined with the refreshing coolness of the sea 
breezes, still water bathing (which is absolutely safe), and 
the healthful exercise of rowing, as well as the enticing amuse- 
ment of fishing, which may be here indulged in by children 
and women without fear of danger. 

Its waters being an arm of the Atlantic, render it a safe 
retreat for those who are too unskilled in aquatic science to 
enjoy a sail on old ocean's turbulent billows. Here they can 
be wafted in a kell, with all its sails spread, over the placid 
waters of the inlet, watching the changeful tint of the water, 
and the ever varying shadows cast by the adjacent shores. 
What a delightful recreation upon a summer afternoon ; the 
cool breezes from the sea tempering the heat, and warding off 
that feeling of lassitude which is attendant upon the dog 
days, Jamaica Bay, a little to the westward, offers the same 
advantages on a still larger scale. 

Those who prefer a heavy surf, can enjoy it to their hearts 
content by crossing the narrow inlet, where they will find a 
reef of sand affording the best natural facilities for this more 



48 FAR ROCKAWAV. 

vigorous kind of bathing. Many who formerly believed 
that only mountain air could meet their particular need, find 
the exchange to this elevated sea side resort most healthful 
and invigorating. 

Pure limpid w^ater, free from all deleterious substances; 
shaded walks and i)leasant drives over fine roads, flanked on 
either side with fertile ])roductive fields, and winding througli 
a picturesque country; quiet evenings on the piazzas and 
lawns, with freedom from mosquitoes and all unpleasant 
odors, are some of the many natural attractions of this place. 

Its near i)roximity to New York and Brooklyn, both by 
land and water, make it one of the most desirable and con- 
venient })laces of summer resort for merchants, clerks and 
others employed all day long in the sweltering heat of the 
two great cities. Here they may enjoy a few hours of grate- 
ful repose, deriving fresh vigor for next day's toil. 

The hotel accommodations are varied and excellent, 
equipped ar 1 conducted in such various degrees of style, and 
both such accommodating scales of prices, as to satisfy the 
tastes and requirements of all classes of its sojourners, and 
the capacity of all purses. 

The permanent summer habitues of this place are largely 
made up of the sensible and substantial merchants, who dis- 
dain to yield to the caprices and follies of fashion, or ape the 
manners of the tilted foreigners, who are allured to this place 
by its many natural changes and attractions over those of 
their native countries. 



NEW YORK CITY. 

On the night of November 2d last year, at the closing 
ceremonies attending the unveiling of that fair maid — the 
Goddess of Liberty — there was the most magnificent, bril- 
liant and most gorgeous display of fireworks it has ever been 
the writer's privilege to behold. Even the elements lent 
their aid ; the heavens marshalling their batallions of inky 
clouds into a pall of blackness as a background to the com- 
ing fire. The Battery and its surroundings were alive with 
expectant and enthusiastic humanity most eager for the fray. 
Language is too tame and inadequate to picture to others, 
or to give those who could not attend the faintest concep- 
tion of the brilliancy and beauty of that delightful spectacle- 
The magnitude and profusion of the supply ; the unusual 
splendor and variety of the colors ; the multitudinous and 
novelty of designs of the various pyrotechnical pieces, and 
the ra]jidity with which they were evolved produced a con- 
tinuous illumination of many colored fires, lasting from early 
eve to midnight. The ever-recurring and momentary dis- 
charge of a sea of rockets, with their long and flaming tails 
bursting into fiery rainbows, filled the eye space with a pic- 
ture no mortal can forget. Another feature of this grand 
display \ that at short intervals baloons representing our 
own and the tri-colored ensign of France were sent up, belch- 
ing forth, as they ascended and floated in theair, brilliantly 
colored milky-ways of fire sailing upward and onward till 
piercing the clouds like the starry harbingers of night they 
floated on and on into the mysteries of the heavens, leaving 
our imagination fired with the memory of a pyrotechnic 
picture undreamt of and indescribable. 

This exhibition was under the personal contract and 
supervision of the Unexcelled Fireworks Co., 7 Park Place, 
New York. 



50 NEW YORK. — BEOOKI.YN. 

Prominent in the Artists' Material line is the firm ol 
J. Marsching & Co., 27 Park Place, corner of Church St., 
New York. Their stock of these goods is very complete, 
comprising every requisite of the student or finished artist, 
and purchasers would do well to call upon them. They 
have just published a complete illustrated catalogue which 
will be mailed to any address upon application. In addition 
to their line of Artists' Supplies, Messrs. J. Marsching (S: Co. 
carry a large stock of Bronze Powders, Ciold, Silver and 
Metal Leaf ; also a full line of all material for Glass and 
China Decoratinc:. 



BROOKLYN. 

Among the well known business men of Brooklyn, there 
are none can excel in enterprise and knowledge the enter- 
prising firm of A. M. Stein & Co., proprietors of the Excel- 
sior Sale and Exchange Stables at 225 and 231 Washington 
street. The brothers Stein are j^rofessors in horse-flesh, and 
in their stables can always be found the finest blooded stock 
of this country. Their motto is square dealing, and their 
best advertisement is that they never lose a customer, for 
when he once has a transaction with them he is sure to 
come again. They always keep a nice selected stock of 
Road and Working Horses on hand which they sell or ex- 
( hange. They are good citizens and honorable men. 

" The Finest," 142 Flatbush av. and 661 Pacific street, 
Brooklyn, N. Y., is" one of the most elaborately finished, 
appropriately and comfortably furnished, and inviting resorts 
in which to spend a pleasant hour that we know of m the 
City of Churches. Its walls are adorned with many choice 
productions of the painter's art, of which we may mention 
" The Animals coming out of the Ark " and " Leander 
swimming across the Hellespont." Mark Hartmann is the 
l>roprietor of this elegant retreat, and over his bar are dis- 
pensed the best of liquors and the finest foreign and domes- 
tic cigars, at the most reasonable prices. 



Bathing. 



A very large proportion of the visitors to Coney Isiand find the 
source of their greatest pleasiire in the surf-bathing. There is little 
to choose in the matter of location, as from one extremity of tho 
island to the other, the beach is equally smooth and safe, and the 
magnificent surf of the same character. The uniform price for the 
use of a bathing-house and dress is 25 cents, but at a few places to- 
ward the west end, 15 or 20 cents only is charged, but 25 cents is 
the maximum price at the best places. At the Manhattan Beach 
Bathing Pavilion, Brighton Beach Bathing Pavilion, and at the Iron 
Pier will be found the most luxurious bathing facilities. The bathing 
dress should be made of a woolen fabric, as it retains the heat of the 
body, and therefore prevents a too rapid evaporation. Maroon and 
blue are the proper colors, as they resist the corrosive and bleaching 
effects of the salt- w iter. A broad-brimmed straw hat may be worn, 
but all cover (such as oil skin caps, so commonly woi-n to prevent 
the hair from being wet) preventing a free perspiration on the scalp, 
are injurious. Do not bathe just after a meal, or when over-fatigued, 
chilly or over-heated, or (unless with the sanction of yoiir physician) 
when suffering from any acute disease, or laboring under any organic 
affection. 

The proper time to bathe is, when in a healthful condition, when 
comfortably warm, two to four hours after meals, at an;; time be- 
tween 7 a. m. and 9 p. m., from the beginning of June to the end 
of September. The best time is dui-ing high water. Fifteen 
minutes shoixld be the average duration of a bath. One bath a day 
is enough for most people, although robust people may occasionally 
enter twice a day unharmed, and extraordinary people as often as 
they please. Children should never be forced to bathe. All the 
good effects which are expected from the bathing are nullified by 
the fright and nervous shock. The proper way is to get them 
gradually accustomed to the sea ; to let them have their bathing 
clothes on, and play on the beach, v/hen they will go to the edge of 
the water, and by-and-by find their own way in. Do not undress 
and dash into the water after a long walk or run, or when much 
heated. Do not enter the water when the stomach is entirely empty 
nor when you are fatigued by hard mental or physicial labor. The 
most common cause of cramps in the legs or arms is due to ignorance 
of or neglect of these simple precautions. Do not go into the water 
sooner than two or three hours after a hearty meal, as it interferes 
with digestion and nullifies any good to be obtained by the excercise. 
For beginners especially do not stay in the water too long. Ten 
minutes, or at most, twenty, will be enough for one not accustomed 
to the water. 



Coney Island Street Direct 013^ 

Boulevard (Ocean Parkway) begins at the Atlantic Ocean, and runs 

N. to Prospect Park, 5^ miles. 
I{l'ig]ltoii Place begins at the Creek, 2C(I feet W. of the Boulevard, 

and tuns S. to the Elevated P. E. 
CoiK'Olii'se, first avenue N. of the Ocean, runs from Hotel Brighton 

to P. P. .t C. I. R. E. Depot. 
(!(ine.y Island Boad begins at Van Sicklen's Hotel, on Shell Eoad, 

and runs East to the Creek, and continues to Brooklyn. Horse 

cars run on this road. 
CoMiiland Street begins at Coney Island Road, about 300 feet East 

of Cidver's R. R. and runs South to the Sheepshead Bay Road. 
Culver's Plaza, the grounds Soiith of the P. P. & C. I. R. R. Depot. 
Duck Hill, portion of Coney Island Road East of the Boulevard. 
Henry Street begins at Coney Island Road opp. Brighton Chapel, 

and runs N. to the Creek. 
Horse Car Road begins at the Concourse (Aquarium), and runs N. 

to the Coney Island Eoad. Horse Cars use this road. 
New Street begins at Culver's R. R. and runs West about 500 feet, 

being between Coney Island Road and Sheepshead Bay road. 
Ocean Avenne, first walk North of the ocean, runs from Feltman's 

Hotel West, about 1,000 feet. 
Ocean Parkway, for location see Boulevard. 
Point Road, first road S. of the Creek, runs \V. from Gunther's E. 

E. to the point on the meadows. 
Railroad Avenue begins at Coney Island Eoad oiii^osite Voorhies 

Place, and runs S. to the Elevated E. E. 
Sea Beach Walk, in front of Sea Beach Palace Hotel, runs S. from 

Surf Avenue to the Ocean. 
Sea Breeze Avenue begins at Horse Car Eoad, and runs East to and 

along S. side of Race Track. 
Shell Road runs from Creek, South to Oceanic Hotel. 
Sheepshead Bay Road runs from Shell Eoad (Oceanic Hotel) East 

to East side of race track. 
Surf Avenue first road N. of the ocean, runs from P. P. A' C. 1. E. 

E. Depot West to the Point. 
Surf Walk, first Walk North of the ocean, runs from Culver's Plaza 

to Feltman's Hotel. 
Van Sicklen Place begins at the Creek, 500 feet W. of the Boulevard, 

and runs S. to Coney Island road. 
Voorhies Place begins at the Creek, 8t>0 feet W. of the Boulevard, 

and runs S. to Coney Island Eoad. 
West Avenue, first avenue S. of the Creek, runs W. from the Boule- 
vard, to Voorhies Place. 



CONEY ISLAND. 

A Classified List of Business Houses. 



Amusements, Places of 
BAUER'S W.BRIGHTON 

CASINO, W. Biigliton 
Biu-;:;ii-z G.. Surf av., W. Biightou 

COLOSSAL ELEPHANT 

(.Idst-iili McCadildii, mauayer), 

Surf av., W. Brighton 
Cvclorama 'The), opp. Sea Beach 

"Hotel, \V. Brightou 
Ceorama Camera Obscura, Culver's 

plaza, W. Brightou 
Jenkins C. E., Ocean av..W. Bghtn 
Metropolitan Pavilion, \V. loth, W. 

Brighton 
Observatory & Signal Co., Culver's 

plaza, W. Kriiiiitou 
SEA BEACH PALACE EX 

HIBITION, W. loth, W. Brigh- 
ton 
Sea Siile Museum. Surf av., W. Br. 
Toboggan Slide, Culver's plaza, W. 

Brighton 
WILSON & COLMAN'S 

MUSEUM, Surf av. nr.\V.8th. 

W. Briglitoii 



Bakers. 

Baas Bereud, Shell rd., W. Bright'u 
POUCH ALFRED H. Van 

Sicklen Station 
Sichling Fr., Brightou pi. ur. Boul. 



Bathing Pavilions. 

Bailev Daiii.-l, W. End 

DOYLE JAMES Culver's plaza 

W. Brighton 
Hahn Chas., Ocean av.,W. Bright'n 
Leo;t<dd L., ur. Old Irou Pier, W. 

Brightou 
Lewis Warren H., W. End 
Scoville .1., Ocean av., W. Brighton 
Stratton & Henderson, Ocean av., 

W. Brighton 



Tilyou P. A., W. End 

Van Bergen (!., Ocean av.,W. Br. 

VOORHIES JOHN V. Bauer's 

Casino, W. Brightou 



Blacksmith. 

O'LOAN JAMES J. 8th nr. 

Surf av., \V. Brightou 



Boarding Houses. 

Corlies E. 8., Boulevard c. W. av. 
Delaucy Mary, Brightou pi. nr. 

Boulevard 
Moore Ann, Brighton pi., W. Br. 
Sexton John A., Culver'srd.,W. Br. 
Steffen Hugo, Surf av., W. Br. 
VAN BERGEN SUSAN A. 

Surfav., \V. Brighti)u 



Boot & Shoe Maker. 

Schulze P., Sea Breeze a\-. ur.VV.3d 



Boot & Shoe Dealer. 

ROSENBERG LEWIS, Sea 

Breeze av. ur. W. 3tl 



Bottlers. 

Biichman A. D., Surf av., W. Br. 
Immerschitt H., Surf av., W. Br. 
Robinson Robert, Brighton Beach 
Schweickert P., Van Sicklen Sta'n 
Thimig Herman, Boulevard n. 

Coney Island horse car rd. 
VANDERVEER GEORGE, 

Surf av., W. Brightou 



Brewers 

BUDWEISER BREWING 

CO. Shecpshead Bay rd., W. Br. 



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A Cl.ANSIIIEl) I.IST OK liUSINKSS HOrsl-S. 



Brewers. 



Belows Fr., Surf a\-.. W. Urislitoii 
Erzingcr Frank, ]{<)iiU'\ aid c Con- 
ey Island, horse car rd. 
Kaliii Morris, Sea IJrecze av.W. 1st 
Plcgci- H., Brifjliton 1)1. iir. Boiil'd 
Skinu<^r Geo., 8urf av., \V. Brijih'n 
Winnc Tli., Shell rd., W. Brii;htoii 



Carpenters & Builders 

Goldstoiie & Brewster, Brishton 

pi. nr. Boulevard 
Spence & Cody, W. 8th ur. Surf av. 

W. Bri2:btou 



Champagne. 

FRASH & CO. (<'lianii)a,i?ne, 
&c.), at Chanipanne I'avilion, W. 
Brtthton, between the Iron Piers 
aufl adjoining Paul Bauer's 
Hotel ■ 



Cigar Dealers. 

Edler J., Iron Piei- Walk, W . Br. 
Hauson A. J., W. Ist nr. Boulevard 
Kelly B., W. 1st ur. Sea Breeze av. 



Clothing Dealer. 

Gotllieli L., \V. stli ur. Surf av., W. 
Brighton iV- Sea Breeze av. 



Coal & Wood. 

Sauford F. S. c^- Co.. Coney Island 

creek nr. Shell rd. 
Ziegler & Thompson, t;onev Island 

creek ur. Shell rd. bridge" 



Contractor. 

Laiiuon JI., \\'. .51 h nr. Sea Breeze 
av.,\V. Brighton 



Dentist. 

Best J. n., Surf a v.. W. Brighton 



Druggists. 



Chambers A., Surf av. e. W. sth, 

W. Brighton 
JACKSON PHILO, Surfav., 

W. Briuhton ' 



Dry Goods. 



Blunie K., Sea Breeze ;w. n. Boul'd 
Strauss M., Sea Breeze av. nr.W.Hd 



Express. 



RE MS EN WM. Surf av, W 
IJrightou 



Fish Dealers. 

Fuiinens A- Co., Snif a\ . W. Ur. 
Lundy Bros., Boulevard ur. Coney 
Island, horse ear id. 



Fruit Dealers. 

Brandi Bros., Iron I'ier \vk.. W.Br. 
Sessa F., Surf av., W. Brighton 
Sevri Andrew, W. r)th e. Sea Breeze 
av., W. Brighton 



Gas Companies. 

Brighton (^as Light Co.. W. sth, W. 

Brighton 
Coney Island Fuel A: (ias Light Co. 

Brighton pl.,AV. Brighton 



Gents Furnish'g Goods 

Kiehter S., Sea Bree/.e a\'. iir.W. ;id 



Grocers. 



Baas B., Surf av. iV Shell id., W.Br. 
Clear T., Sea Breeze av. nr. W. ,Sd 
Ditmas lO. II.. Bri-litoii iil. nr.Boul 
Hart iV P.id., Krinliton p]. nr. Boul. 
JOHNSTON BROS. Piook- 

lyn & Gravesend 
Woolsey C. L.. Surf a v.. W. Brigh'n 



Hairdressers. 

Burtrand .loseph.W. ".th nr. Sliee])- 
head Bav id.. W. Brighton 

Eberdardt W.V., Surf av., W. Br. 

liittle .lohn. Sheepshead Bav rd.nr. 
W. 3d, W. Brlgluou 

Weissenburger ,1.. W. 1st nr. Sea 
Breeze a\ . 



Hay & Straw. 

Keusehenberg Kiehard, Coney Is- 
land, luu-se ear rd. nr. Boulevard 



A CJ.ASSIFIEU LIST OF- BUSINESS HOUSES. 



55 



Hotels. 

Abbot T. C, W. 5tli c. Sea Breeze 

av., W. Brigliton 
Arliugtou House, W. 8th W. Br. 
ATLANTIC, Boulevard opi). 

race track 
BADER C. A. Boulevard nr. 

CLARENDON, j r Rok 

feller, prop.), W. Brigbtou 
Cook J. A., Hurt av., W. Brighton 
Dixou T. I., Brighton Bearh 
DOYLE & STUBENBORD, 

Culver's plaza, W. Brighton 
Fredericks Lena. Brighton pi., W. 
Briffhton 

GRAND UNION HOTEL 

W. .5th nr. Sea Breeze a\'., W. Br. 

the largest family hotel on the 

beach. Accomodation for 400. 

Saninells it LaBrie, props. 
Ilaulo)! T., Surf av., W. Brighton 
GOOD HOME HOTEL &. 

RESTAURANT (Aug. Sam 

uel, prop.), Surf av. opp. Big 

Elephant 
Hotel Boule\ard, Boulevard opp. 

race frack 

HOTEL BRIGHTON, 

Briuliton Bench 

MANHATTAN BEACH, 

Manhattan Beaih 
Michel C, Sheei>shead Bay rd. nr. 

W. .^th, \V. Brighton 
ORIENTAL, Manhattan Beach 
Qujgley .1. F., Boulevard opp. the 

s eFbeach palace, 

AV. Brighton 
Tliompson Louisa. W. .'jth lu'. Sea 

Breeze av., W. Brighton 
Valentine W., Boulevard nr. Con- 

VANDERVEER WM.Surfav. 
W. BriuUton 

WEST BRIGHTON 

BEACH, Surf av., W. Brighton 



Ice Cream. 

HORTON J. M. VanSickler 



Liquors. 



Laundries. 

Carr .lennic, SlHcpsluad Bay rd. 

nr. W. :id. W. Brighton 
Goldsboro .1., Van Sitklen station 
Holmes M.,W.3dnr. S'head Bayrd. 



Bass .Tames, Surf av. W. Briirhtou 
Beck C .Boulevard opp. race track 
BERCER W. Boulevard opp. 

race track 
Berkovits K.,\V. .5th nr. Sea Breeze 

av., W. Brighton 
Boldt E., \V. 1st nr. S'head Bay rd. 
Boyd S.. Sheepshead Bay rd. nr.W. 

.'Sth. W. Brighton 
Briordy P., Ocean av., W. Brighton 
Brooks J. S., Surf av., W. Brighton 
Casey James. W. End 
Cohn B., Surf av., W. Brighton 
Cook A., Sea Breeze av. nr. W. 3d 
Corson B. F., Boulevard nr. Coney 

Island, horse car rd. 
Daniels J., Boulev'dopp. racetrack 
DeNoble E. \V.,3dnr. Sheep.shead 

Bavrd. 
DOYLE JOHN, W . End 
Duffy P., Iron Piir walk, W. Br. 
Dwyer K.,Boule\"d opp. race track 
Elilcrs & Balluu. (Jcean av., \V. Br. 
Eustis J. A., Shecpshea I Bay rd. c. 

W. 3d, W. Brighton 
Feltman C. W. 10th, W. Brighton 
Fischer M.,W. 5th n. Sea Breeze av. 

W. Brighton 
FLYNN J. J. Surf av., W. Br. 
FRASH &, CO. Bauer's Casino, 

W. Brighton 
Freeman A., Boulevard 0])p- i"ace 

track 
Fultmi M., S'head Bav rd. c. W. 1st 

GOLDSMITH & PERRY, 

Ocean av., W. Brighton 
Gorman .loseph, W. End 
Groll J., Sea Breeze av. nr. W. 3d 
Hart & Keys, Surf av. nr. Culver's 

rd., W. Brighton 
Ilolser A., Surf av., W. Brighton 
KATEN G. W. End 
Klein & Seyfried. Boulevard opp. 

race track 
KLEIST G. F. Boulevard nr. 

Coney Island, horse car rd. 
Knight Bros., W. 8th. AV. Brighton 
Kulin E. A.. AV. 8th, AV. Brighton 
Leary John, AV. End 
LeBlauc & Sutherland, Sea Breeze 

av. nr. W. l.st 
Lewis J. E., Surf av., AV. Brighton 
Lewis AV. H., Ocean av.W. Brighton 
Lohman Annie, AV. End. 
Losee G., Ocean av., W. Brighton 
Losee G. P., Boulevard opp. race 

track 
Lyman & Vanderveer, Surf av., AV. 

Brighton 
Martin F., Sheepshead Bay rd. iir. 

AA'. Brighton 
Maucher R., AV. 1st nr. Boulevard 
McDonald P.,SeaBr'ze av. c.A\'. 1st 
Micliels J. VV. .5th c Sheepshead Bay 

rd., \V. Brighton 



56 



A CLASSIFIED LIST OF KUSINESS HOUSKS. 



Morgoii C, \V. 5th c. Sea Breeze av. 

W. Brighton 
Mortimer T. A., W. Eud 
Murray R.. Surf av.. W. Krightnu 
Myers J. C, Su' f av.. W. Brighton 
Nana Frederick, \V. End 
Nebendahl C.W.ud nr. Sheepshead 

Bav rrt., W. Brii^htou 
Olney T. P., Siii'f av.,W. Briyliton 
PALMETTO (THE), \Vin( A 

l.uiicli KiHini under I'aul Bauer's, 

W. Bri.yhton (Edward Heidnian, 

prop.) 
Perry S., W. l.'it nr. Sea Breeze av. 
Pettiirrove .T., W. 10th, \V. Brighton 
Popper H.. Sea Breeze av. e. W. 1st 
Rauselier Mnrtiii, W. End 
Eavenlnill liicliard, W. End 
Keelier F., W. Kitli, W. Brighton 
Rogers E., Culver's rd.W. Briglitou 
Evan T., Surf av., \V. Brighton 
Samuel A.. Surf av., W. Brighton 
Sehaefer L. W.,5th nr. Sea Breeze 

av.. W. Brighton 
Sehweiekert P., Iron Pier Wallc, W. 

Brighton 
Skinner G.. Surf av., \V. Brighton 
StillwelLT. H., Van Sicklen Station 
Stratton it Henderson, Ocean av., 

W. Brinliton 
STRUBE H, Surf iiv.,W. Brigh'n 
Stulicniiord J. (J., W. End 
Van Slrydouck .T. B., Surf av., W. 

Briirhton 
AVai:iier E.. W. Kith. W. Brighton 
AVclch I).. W. Kri-liton 
WENDLKEN &, NISTER- 

MANN, .'^iirf av. e. W. Sth, W. 

Biiyliton 
Williitnis (t. H.. W. .5tli c. Sheeps- 

head Bsiy rd., W. Briglitou 
Williams J., Surf av., W. Brighton 



Milk, Butter, Etc. 

Overton C. C, Brighton pi., W. Br. 
Rehazeck F.,P;aucr's Casino, W.Br. 



Notaries Public. 

Morris C. E.. W. sth iii-. Sui-f a\-. 
Overton ('. C.. Biinhton pi. 
VOORHIES S. I. W 8th nr. 

Surf :i\., W. I'.iiulitoii 



Photographers. 

Abrah;ini, Kauci's C;isino. W. Br, 
Abrali;i;iis I)., Brighton lieach 
COLE C. Culver's i.laza. W. Br, 
Gall:ii.'hcr. Iron I'ier Wnlk. W. Br. 
•\Villi:inis.I. M.. Inui Pier Walk, \V. 
Brii;htnn 



Plumbers. 

(in UaghcrF. p.. Surf av..W. Brigh'n 
(i:ilvin.r. W., Sth ur. Surf av., W. 

Brighton 
MeEntire M. F.. Sheepsheud Bav 

rd. nr. \V. (ith, W. Briglitou 



Real Estate Agents. 

ABBOTT THOMAS C. W. 

.ithc. Se;i Brcezeax .. W. Brighton 

CONWAY JAMES J. 

Brighton pi. n. V;ni Sicklen Sta'n 
Waring iV Bader, Sui'f a\ ., W. Br. 



Restaurants. 

Behr.T., W. Brinhton 
BRAXTON E. W. 3d nr.Sheeps- 

head Bay I'd. 
Brody & Osterberg, Ocean av.,W. 

J'.rlghton 
Daveniiort O. R., Ocean av. W. Br, 
FISHER L. C.Surf av. c.W. 8th 

W. Brighton 
(;erhiir.lt Ij., Ocean av.,W. Brigh'n 
Eaini«> i;., Surf av., W. Brightiui 
MeCANN P. H. Surf av.,W. Br. 
Milli r.. Surf av., W. Bristhtou 
Mott 1.. Sea Beach Walk, W. Br. 
MULLER W. Culver's plaza, AV. 

Brighton 
Redmond, Siirl av., AV. Brighton 
Schittnian C., W. loth, W. 15rii;hton 
Smith W. L., N. loth.W. Brighton 
A'alenline Bros., Ocean a v., W. Br. 



Shooting Galleries. 

Booi/.cn C., Iron I'ier Walk, W. Br. 
HOULAHAN J. Culver's plaza, 

W. Brighton 
.Tansen W., Surf av., W. Brighton 
Langcake .!., Brighton Beach 
Moe A., Surf av.,W. Brighton 



Soda & Mineral Waters. 

(ioldlierucr. Surf a v., W. Briirhton 
IJich .1. i:.. Sea Beach Walk, W. Br. 
SCHULTZ C. H. W. jst nr. 

P>i>ulrvard 



Wine Domestic. 

FRASH & CO. Champagne 
Ktc. Cliamiiagnc Pavilion. W. Br. 
Beach hetwccii the Irons I'iers, 
vV: ad.joingiiig I'aul Bauer's Hotel 



BATH BEACH. 



A Classified List of Business Houses. 



Agent, News. 

Euivich J.,Batba\ . o. Gimtlier'si-d. 



Agents, Insurance. 

Youuir et Fcri^ueson, Batli av. c. 
Plank nl. 

Agents, Real Estate. 
MORRISEYW.G. &C0. 

Cropf-ej' av. v. Old Plauk rd. 
Youiig it Fui'gueson, Bath av. c. 
Plank road 



Lexington House. Stephen O'Brien, 
18tli av. iir. Bath av. 

LOWRY HOUSE, (J r LOW 

ry), iTth av. ' 

May Villa. E. J., Byerly, Cropsey 

e. 17ih av. 
ORR Mrs. Bath av. e. Bay I7th 
Park Cottage. J. T., Haye.s, Cropsey 

av. c. 18th av. 
Sadler H. M., Cropsey a v. 
San-Souei Villa, Alr.s. Humphrey, 

Cropsey nr. Plank rd. 
StubbsMrs. Cropsey iv. & Bay 17th 
Teed A. M.. Bay 16th 
Tuhuer J., DeBiuyn's la. 
Zeyner Villa, A. E., Thomas Bay 

13th e. Croi)sey av. 



Baker. 

Koster J., lath nr. Benson av. 



Boarding Houses. 

Avoca Villa, Mrs. Rosciihcrg. 

BATH BEACH HOUSE, 

(T. I. ewers), Cropsey av. 
Coziue M. A., Benson av, e. 18th av. 
Cromwell W. H., DeBruyn's la. c. 

R. K. 
Davis B. A., 19th av. c. Bath av. 
li'inu J., Bath av. & I3th a v. 
Fisher's Cottaee, Benson av. nr. 

DeBrnvn's la. 



Boots and Shoes. 

Brady M., Benson a v. 

Gilbert T., Benson av. nr. Bay 17th 

Ranibaud E., Plank rd. nr. Bath av 



Butchers. 



Basiley P. D., Benson av. Plank rd. 
Stern M., Plauk rd. nr. Bath av. 



Carpenters & Builders. 

Ball J.,Batli av. nr. Cropsey av. 
Way & .\uinack, DeBruyn's la. 



FLORENCE HOUSE, T^r^^^rr^^v^v^ 

(P. ,T. FlaniiagMii). Cropsey av. c" iireSSmaKerS. 



>1 

Bay 17th av. 
Franklin House, Crosby av. c. Bay 

13th 
Franklin Mrs.,22nd av. nr. R. R. 
Gross J., Bay 13th nr. Bath av. 
HagemanT. M., Benson av.nr. Bay 

19th 
Hougenot Cottage, K. Cheeseboro, 

Bay 17th nr. Cropsey av. 
Holmes H. M., Bath av. 



Brady Miss, Bennefs la. nr. Cropsey 
Holmes H. M., Bath a v. 



Drugs. 



Brnner O. R.. Old Plank rd. nr. 

Bath av. 
Morrisey J. F.. Crop.sey av. c. Old 

Plankrd. 



58 



A CI..VHSIFIED LIST OF BUSINESS HOT'SES. 



Dry and Fancy Goods. 
BATH BEACH BAZAAR, 

iiiljoiiiiufi; I'ostdllicc 



Ice Cream. 



Expresses. 

Giithiel r., I'dstonicc 
Eeiiiseii W., rustoilicc 
TiedgeF., Postcttice 



Fancy Goods- 

]'>;ill ];., islli :i\ . 111. l-Jciisoil av. 

FETTRETCH K. J. i8th ... 

c. JJclisoii :i\ . 



Florists. 

Quiiiley J., IVtli ;iv. iir. Beusoii av. 
Scliutzc II., iir. Atlantic Ganleu 



Fruit 



IMc.\('.\- W., ISIli a^-. iir. Uciisoii av. 
IJdili M., 18tli av. iir. Bciisouav. 



Grocers. 



Oerckiii J. C, BatL a v. c. UeBruyu's 

la. 
AVolttit Moore, 18tli av. c. Beusou 

av. 
Wri.iflit W. H., & Co. Benson av. ur. 

18th av. 



Hairdresser. 

Biininer.I., Plank ril. nr. Bath av. 

Hardware. 

BallK., isth iiv. nr. Bath av. 



Hotels. 



Arcns II.. I'liink rd. <■. t roi>sey av. 
Atlantic. !•'. 1!., Kurnell, Bathav. nr. 

AVON 'beach (Geo. Shields), 

('roi)S(\ av. nr. I5av 19th 
Idle 1!<nI. Frederick Semkeu, ft. 

Plank rd 
Keystone IIon.se, Hermau Kirstein, 

Cropsey av. c. '20th av. 
AVilloniere Place, Cropsev nr. Bay 

17th 



Bosch Teressa, Bath ;iv. ni'. K. 11. 
Depot 



Lawyer. 



Cropsev A. G., Main c. Bav 16tli, 
P, O. Box i:t 



Liquors. 

Hornet John ,1., ( ropscy av. c. l!>th 

av. 
Sanders R. \V., Plank rd. c. Benson 

av. 
Stehlin Joseph, Bath av. 



Livery Stable. 

Shields a.. I'.itli ;i\-. nr. ('ropsey av. 

Milkmen. 

Hogan M.,Bcnnet's la. nr. Bathav. 
Lnndy .T. E. , Crop.scy a v. A Phuik rd 



Painter. 

Ashton J. I\I., licnson ;iv. 



Physician. 

Ward J.. l!;iy IC.tli hi. Benson av. 



Plumber. 

Clinch J., Bay 13th c. Bath av. 

Schools. 

Cnrlev E..17tli a v. 

VILLA DE SALES ACAD. 

(PenialcK New Utrecht la. 



Telegraph Companies. 

lialliniorc iV Oliio, l;;iilroad Depot 
Western I'nion, .\von Beach Hotel 



Telephone Companies. 

X. Y. iV; New Jersey. Cnipse\ av. c. 
Old Plank rd. Ciill son A. 



FORT HAMILTON. 

A Classifted List oC Business Houses. 



Boarding Houses. 
NORTON C. E. St . av 

Boats to Let, 

GATES P. & M. Pl't.re rd. iir. 

.stewait av. 
Hegemau K. H., ft. Stewait av. 
Stillwell Adrian, Shore rd. ur. Fort 

Hamilton a v. 



Blacksmiths. 

Lake J., .loiih iir. Stewart av. 

Boots & Shoes. 

Kluge H.. 5tli av. iir. suth 
Enpiu-eeht P.,Stewart av. iir. C'larlc 



Butcher. 



Costello P., Stewart av. e. Wasu'ii 

av. 
Mittiiight F., 91st iir. 4tb av. 



Carpenters. 

Doyle M.. '.il.-*t A: itli av. 

Emiuous K., Deuyse nr. Stewart av. 

Hasting.s & Albens, Fort Hamilton 

av. nr. 92nd 
Jones J. E.. 89tli ur. 5tb av. 
Tiernv W. J., 91st nr. 3d a v. 



Carriage Makers. 

Penger \V. E., 86th nr. Fort Ham- 
ilton av. 
Stadler Joseph, Forest pi nr. 4th a v. 



Cigar Dealers. 

Mehl C, .'ith av. <■. '.Ust 

Mej'erF., Fort Haniilt(mav. e. Lat. 



Confectioners. 

Finley M.. Fort Hamilton av. ur. 

Shore rd. 
FLYNN A. 5th av. ur. 9i.st 



Contractor. 

McGlvn J., ("hnrch nr. Stewart av. 
Mitchell W., Stewart av. nr. 4th av. 



Country Stores. 

]',crr\ A., Stewart av. v. Clarke. 
BURTON T.Forest pi. nr.4thav, 
EMMONS R. Deny.se ur. Stew- 
art av. 
Slater E., Sjtewarr av. ur. Gates. 
Tasso M., 92ud nr. 3d av. 



Dressmakers. 

Meyer J., Fort Hsmilton av. e. Laf. 
Eice B., 92nd nr. Coueord 



Druggists. 

BLANKLEY W. H. Stewart 
av. c. Clarke 



Expresses. 

McKnight Michael, Stewart a\ . e. 

WESTAWAY WILLIAM A. 

I Clarke ur. Stewart av. 



6o 



A CLASSIFIED LIST OF BUSINESS HOUSES. 



Fish. 



Riclnnan A. O., Wairen c. Laf. 
Smith \V. J.. Stewastav. ur. Churcli 



Fancy Goods. 

McGLYN M. A. st. wait av. 

Clmith 
Molloy M., 4th av. c. 88th 



Fruits. 

Moiiahaii J., Warifii iir. '.)2iul 



Furnished E,ooms. 
CLAPPMRS.H.H.osu.n 



Road & 3d av. 



Grocers. 

T~ Hook Ehzalicth, '.list ur. sd av. 
'■■'arkf \V., r)th a v. c rvospect pi. 
FARRELL M. :i<l :iv.m-. 9lst 
Folsoiii M. A., (iihson av. ur. 92ud 
KELLY J. Foitllauiilt.iii av. c. 

Chuitli 
Lake A. A., Stinvart av. c. John 
MULLERW.^^thav.c. 811th 
Ottrii A.. r)th av. iir. Hist 
rarker INT., Fort Ilaiiiiltoii av. ur. 

Clarke 

Hairdressers. 

Fol.som S. M., ( larkc ur. Stewart av. 



Hotels. ' 

Bay View House, Jauies Keegau, 

Shore rd. 
Brooklyu House, .Tohu J., Walsh, 

Stt'M art av. ur. JJeuyse 

DYKER HOUSE, GDuryca 

NEW DYKER, <i Bicnem 

Sliorc rd. 
Graud View 

Haas ().. wuh ur. Towu Hall 
Live Oak, ii2ud e. Coueord 
Newuiru House, J.,Himt. Stewart 

av. e. Deuvse 
Ocean Hotel, H. ]!., .lohusou, Fort 

lliiuiiltnii ;iv. c. Sliore rd. 

UNITED STATES, Michael 

(iates. .siioic I'd. 111-. Stew.rt av. 
SEA VIEW, Thn xa,,ie. 
Shore rd. ur. Fort Hauiiltou 



loe Dealers. 

Brady P.. '.Kith ur. 4th av. 
Clark T. .1., ,5th av. ur. 83th 
MeNally Bros. Clarke ur. Stewart 



Liquors. 



. Burke Patrick. Hiil ur. Coueord 
•' Drury .!., Deuvse ur. Stewart av. 

DUFFY F. !'-!ud ur. Coueord 

Kirk ,T. W., Fort Hauiiltou av. nr. 
dates 

Leydet .T., Fort Haiuiltyu av. c. 
Churiih 

]\Iau,ir F.. li'iiid ur. 4th av. 

Martin H., Deiiyse ur. Stewars av. 

iMoiiajihau M., \Vaneu ur. Laf. 

Heuiseu M., .itli a v. e. Forest pi. 

SMITH J. F. 8tithiir. Fort Ham- 
ilton a v. 

Taylor .1. P., 4th av. e. I>ex. av. 

White K., Lex. av. ur. 'Ml av. 

AVillLS ,T. H., Fort Hauiiltou av. nr. 
Clarke 

WYNNE J. B. 3d av. ur. !)ist 



Mason. 



McGlyuu J., Stewart ax. e. Cliurch 



Milk. 



Coyle P., Wan-en nr. 92iid 
Hickman T., 91st nr. 4th av. 



Nurse. 

MblSride M., :Jd a v. ur. Lex. av. 

Oils. 

Carroll L.. Warren iir. Lex. av. 

Photographers. 

COLE Ci Ri opii. UuitudStates 
Hotel 

Tailors. 

GOODWIN J. "-iii'l III'- Warreu 
Kat/,enl>erirer .1., Concord na. 92nd 
Ott W., Forest pi. ur. 4th av. 

Telegraph Cos. 

Western Union. !<tewartav,n.John 



SHEEPSHEAD BAY. 

A Classified List of Business Houses. 



Amusement Places of. 

Coney Island Jockey t'liili, Sliceps- 
iK-iicl Bay Eace Course, Oeeau av. 



Boarding Houses. 

Allcu Mrs., Voorlieis ur. Ocean av. 
Costisau Mrs., Anthony ni'. 
Voorheis av. 



Mrs. E. 



EATON VILLA 

Burns, props. Voorlieisav. House 
& Cuisine strictly tlrst <-lass. 

Fitzpatriclv Mrs. , Anthony nr. Voor- 
heis av. 

Gordon Villa, Mrs. Gordon, Ocean 
av. nr. Shore rd. 

Hallenbeck Mrs., Anthony nr. Voor- 
heis av. 

Head Mrs., Voorheis ur. Bay rd. 

Ivy Villa, Jacob Sauer, Ocean av. 
nr. Shore rd. 

Lothrop A., Bay rd. Voorheis a v. 

MACKS VILLA, private 

Boarding House. Ocean av. Second 
House c.Voorheisla. Letter Box 76 
MANHATTAN VILLA, J. L. 

Hawley, Bay rd. 
Ocean Villa, Mi's. Caroline McDlvet 

Ocean av. ur. Voorheis 
Oriental House, Stephen Teets, Bay 

rd. 
Renwick House & Cottage, D., Teets 

Bay rd. nr. Voorheis av. 
Rose Cottege, T.,'McKeon, Neck rd. 

ur, Manhattan R. R. 
Seaside Villa, .Job Young, Ocean av. 

nr. Shore rd. 
ST. ELMO VILLA, EA.Masou 

Bayrd. 
Sullivan Mrs., Ocean lu'. Voorheis 

av. 
The Brunswick, Mrs. G. Worden, 

Bay rd. 
White D. (Huisinau's Hotel), Bay 

rd. 



Boat Builders. 

Esniark W., Shore rd. 
PACE JOSEPH A. Sh..ierd. 
nr. Anthony 



Boats to Let. 

Cohvell J., Shore rd. 

DICK J. C. Shore rd. 

Tappan G. C, Shore rd. ur. Anthony 



Boots & Shoes. 

SuninerC. T., Bay id. nr. Manhattan 
R. R. Station 



Von P'ricken Fritz, Anthony & 
Duooleyla. 



Butchers. 

Huisinan R., Shore rd. 

Kahn C, Anthony nr. Shore rd. 



Carpenters. 

Aumack O. S., Anthony 
McKane J. Y., Voorheis av. c. E. 
•22nd 



Cigar Dealers. 

Healy M., E. I3th 

Schuesslcr C, Bay rd. nr. Brie-hton 
R. R. Station 



Confectionery. 

Havemeyer H. E., 13th nr. X av. 
Healy M., E. 13th 
Loesius Leo, Bay rd. 
SCHUESSLER C. Bay rd. 



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A CLASSIFIED LIST OF BUSINESS HOCSES. 



Druggists. 



Kiiri'ow s A.. Tcot's row 
KITCHEN'S PHARMACY, 

yiioie 1(1. iir. Vooi'lieis uv. 



Dry Goods. 

BARRETT ELLEN E. Bay id. 

c. Mauliiittaii i;. i;. ^<t:ltlon 
SHALMOVITZ D. Bh.neid. c. 

Oct'aii av. 
Vaiid«'i- N. E., Maiiliattaii E. R. 

Station 



Express. 

LoiiK Island, Manhattan li. R. St. 



Fish. 

Lundy Brothcis, Bbore rd. opp. 
Duooloy la. 



Grocers. 

Hnisnian A., Anthony ar. Shore rd. 
McKANE R. Anthony nr. Shore 

rd. 
M<keon B. & Son, Bay rd. 
ULMAN A. Anthony ur. Shore 

rd. 



Hairdressers. 

Nissen C. M., Island view Hotel. 
White J. M., Anthony nr. Shore rd. 



Island View, Henry Graiiel, Man- 
hattan K. R. Station 
Manhattan Cottajjce, M. Purcell, 

Sliorc rd. 
Ocean Villa, M. .T. Mead, Bay rd. 
OSBORN'S H., <>8l)oru, Shore 

rd. ni'. ( )cean iiv. 
Schroder tt Kronika, Anthony nr. 

Shore rd. 
SheipshM Bay Hotel, J. A. Balmer, 

Ocean av. c. Shore av. 
TAPPEN"S,«i.C.Tappan. Shore 

nr. Anthony 
ruited States, P. J., Mnrtash, Bay 

rd. 
Washinstou Hotel, W. H. Ilarland 

Bay rd. 



Ice Cream. 

LOESINC LEO, Bay rd. 



Liquors. 

Alter H., Shore rd.c. Ocean av. 
Bovlc A. Bav 1(1. nr. Brighton Beaelr 

i';. i:. 
cose ROVE T. ur. Manhattan 

1!. K. 
G(n-nian .1. E. inth e. Snipe 
(iuinan M., E. 14th e. X av. 
McMahon .7.. E. irAh nr. Ennna la. 
McMAHON THOMAS, Man 

hattan K. B. Station 



Laundries. 



McKinley Mary E., IGth nr. Bay 
Newport .1.. ^'ander Noot, Man- 
hattan R. R. Station 



Hardware. 

McKANE C. D. Uooleya la. 



Horseshoer. 



Barrett W., Bay rd. 



-o- 



Hotels. 

Adelphi, W., Schncssler, Brighton 

R. R. Station 
ATLANTIC, 1''"<J" MeMaehon. 

Shore rd. nr. Ocean av. 
Cordes .lacol), Cordes Hotel, Shore 

rd. c. Anthony 
Hiiisnians A., ihii.snians. Shore rd. 

HOTEL JEROME,Mrs J c 

(;ill)crt. Shore id. 



Painters. 

ANDREWS W. Anthony nr. 

Shore 1(1. 

FLINN Ai Tinuu.sc Painters & 
Interior Decorator, P. O. Box 49 
Severs A., Anthony nr. Shore rd. 



Plumbers. 



('larkeR., Bav rd. 
Hallstead.1.. Dooley 



Real Estate Agents. 

Bnrtis .1., Ocean av. nr. Shore rd. 
SnninierC. T., Bay rd. Teefs row 
Vander N. .T.. Manhattan R. R. 



ROCKAWAY BEACH. 



A Classifled List of Business Houses. 



Amusements Places of. 

Aliens Museuiii. Alleu & Co.. Sea 

Side Station 
Kingsland Casino, M. Knigsland, 

Sea Side Station 



Barbers. 



Jacksou A., Hammol Station 
Knmmer E., Grove av. 



Bathing Pavilions. 

Dun K. S.. Sea side station 
Wainrifrlit & Smith Sea Side Station 



Boarding Houses. 

CLOSS Mrs P. Bet. Beaeli av. 

.V Holland 
FAILING H. on tlie Ocean opp. 
Neptune E. R. Station 



Boats to Let. 

Caile J., Hammel Station 



Bottlers. 

Bennett G., Hammel Station 



Butchers. 

Miirray Bros.. Hannnel Station 



Cottages. 

Jeflferson Cottage, Hammel Station 
KINGS COTTAGE, Hammel 
Station 



Druggists. 

Link C. H., Hauiiiiel Station 



Dry Goods. 

Kolm J.. Hammel Station 



Grocers. 

Jennings W.. Haniniel Station 
Pearsall ik Fisher, Hammel Station 
Sprague Bros., Sea Side Station 



Hotels. 

Arlington House, Mrs. E. C'lau.s, Sea 

Side Station 
Atlantic House, J. Bowe, Sea Side 

Station 
ATLAS HOTEL, J J Curley, 

Sea Side Station 
BALDWINS, F. Baldwins, 

Hammel Station 
Belvedei-e, A. Meesel, Hammel 

Station 
Bessler F., Atlantic Park 
Boulevard, H. Stum, Hammel 

Station 
Columbia Grove House, A. Smith, 

Sea Side R. R. av. &Eldert Grove 
Columbia House, H. Kruse, Sea Side 

Station 
Cosmopolitan, J. Merkle 
Cottage Home, J. Whyte, Hammel 

Station 
East End Pavilion, E. Rambo, Ham- 
mel Station 
ELDERTS, L. E L D E R T , 

Hammel Station 
Fishermans Inu, G. Fuchs, Ham- 
■ mel Station 
GRAND REPUBLIC, Weis- 

koflf ik Levy, Sea Side Station 
Grand Union, E. L. Morrison, Sea 
Side Station 



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A CLASSIFIED INDEX OF BUSINESS HOUSES. 



GRO BES PA VI LION, 

Holland Station ' 

(iiotz's. W. Crotz, llanimcl Station 

HAMMEL'S, W NVonkhott. 

JIaiiiiiii'l stiition 

HANOVER HOUSE, l. a. 

Woolen wclxrs, bet. Sea Side & 

Nc])tniir .station 
Hisliland House, (i. A. Sherman. 

Ilamniel Station 
Hott'nian House, J. Hoffman, Sea 

Side Station 
Hotel Stutt.cart, H. Hillniever,8ea 

Side Station 
Hunters Home, .T. Kienselier, 

Haiinncl ^-t.-ifjon 
MADICANS N. Y. PAVIL. 

ION, Neptune Station 
Martin House, R. T. Martin, Ham- 

niel St.ition 

METROPOLITAN HOUSE, 

.7. llntz's, Haninicl station 

MEYER'S PAVILION, s 

Mc\ri\ JIaninicl Station 
NEPTUNE HOUSE, J H. 

ri.sber, Neptune Station 
Oeean House, L. Lang, Ocean av. 
Ocean House, P. Magerns, Hani- 

mel Station 
Ocean Pavilion, F. Weleli. Oeean 

av. 
O cean & Bay View House, M. Geary 
Kockaway Pier House, F. Page, Sea 

Side Station 
RULANDS SEA SIDE PAV 

ILION A. Huland, Hanunel 

Station 
SEA BEACH PAVILION, C 

15. Skinner, Sea Side av. Sea Side 

Station 
Sebu.ster W., Sea Side Station 
Seaunins, R. Seamans, Sea Side 

Station 
Sea Side Hou.se, G. S. Barkentin 

Sea Side Station 
Summit House, J. W. Ro-sebrook 

Hamniel Station 
The (aiiitol, Foley & Co., Sea Side 

Station 



Willamsburgh Hotel, W. Collins, 

Sea Sid(^ Station 
ROCKAWAY, S. Meyer.s\ T. 

I'aiic Suiits, Sea Side Station 



Liqi 



[uors. 

Bay Shore H(ni.se, G. H. Appleby, 

Hammel Station 
Harrison S. G., Hammel Station 
Henue V ., Sea Side Station 
Magerus M., llaninicl station 
Ran G., Haujniel Station 
Remsen .1. H., Sea Side Station 
Smith G. W.. Sea Side Station 



Livery Stables. 

Skinner H. W., Henry St. & L. I. 

R. R. 
Tenan R. , Sea Side Station 



Pavilion. 

MAMOTH, Murray \- \'alentine 
.Sea Side Station 



Plumbers. 



ENSCOE J. &, BRO. Neptuue 

station 
Hongh tV: Kui>per, Hammel Station 



Restaurants. 

Gravelins H. C, Hammel Staticm 
New England Kitchen, Sea Side 
Station 



Sanitarium. 

SEA SIDE SANITARIUM, 

Hammel .Station 



NEW YORK CITY. 

A Classified List of Business Houses. 



Agents (Patent.) 

SERRELL LEMUEL W. 140 

Nassau 

Air Compressors. 
INGERSOLLROCKDRILL 

CO. Ki rarlv- 1>1. 
RAND DRILL CO. 2y Park i.l. 

Ale Importers. 

LOCKWOOD &, CEERY 

Bass' Ale, Loiirtmi Porter «.V: Guin- 
ness' Stout), 165 Front 



Annuciators. 

ZIMARDS C. E. &, CO. 337 

Meri-or 

Architects. 
AM. INSTITUTE OF 

ARCHITECTS, 1'^ Broadway 



Architects & Engi- 

AEKRX DRAWIXG MA- 
TERIAL*. 

BRANDIS FREDERICK E. 

,5r. Fulton 
SOLTMANN E. C. (Blue 
process paper tor sale, and lar^e 
tracing copied by the Blue 
process. Samples of Drawing- 
paper mailed on application), 119 
Fulton 



Architectural Iron 

WORKW. 
CHENEY 8l HEWLETT, aoi 

Broadway 



Arms & Ammunition. 

HAKSLEY& GRAHAM, 17- 

19 Maiden la. 
HODCKINS W. C. 3(ioBway 
WINCHESTER REPEAT- 
ING ARMS CO. 312 P. way 



Artist's Materials. 

D E V O E F. W. & CO. lOo 

Fulton 
KEUFFEL& ESSER, 127FU1 

ton and i-1 Ann 
KNOEFLER M. &, CO. no 

Fifth av. 



Awning Stripes 

A: 1IATERIAEN. 

BOYLE JOHN, 3(n Fulton 
BRINCKERHOFF, TUR- 
NERS CO. lti"Duanc 
MARTIN THOMAS, iio 



Awning, Tent 

&: FLAf; MFR!*.. 
SHERMAN WM. P. Sl CO. 

(also tents and canopies to let). 
'.»4i) Broadway 

SKELTON Fi 1325 Broadway 



Baby Carriage Mfrs. 

YOUNG JAMES K. & CO. 

Manufacturers also of Rocking A: 
Spring Horses, Velocipedes, and 
Patent American Trotter, 814 to 
818 E. ijth 



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A CLASSIFIED LIST OF BUSINESS HOUSES. 



Bankers. 

GREGORY, B A L L O U &, 

CO. 1 ^"''^^ 

INTERNATIONAL 

BANKING CO. loiult .„ 
KELLY EUGENE & C O. 

LANHAM, ALEXANDER 

&. CO. II' Willi 
LAZARD FRERES, i»; Kx 

SEUGMAN J. & W. & 

CO. Mills lild-. 
WHITE LOOMIS L. &, CO. 

40 Willi 



Brass Bedsteads. 

GOULD ROBERT S. 

(Successor to Kvkkl, Gould <k 
Co.). 4:fi Broadwav 

MESSEREAU W. T. &, CO. 

:)'21 Broadwav 



Brewers. 

ALBANY BREWING CO. 

:j(;5 to ;ii;;i West 

CLAUSEN H. &, SON 

BREWING CO. fiiv 47tli 
FITZGERALD BROS. 439 

Washiii^tou 



Bar Fixtures. 

IBA CARPER, ^Stanton (rear) 

Billiard Goods. 

HARVEY WM. & CO. * '^ 

Jtroiidw a\' 

SHARLOW JOSEPH, no 

Fulton 

TOTAN &, SCHMIDT (Balls. 
• 'Ill's, &v.), 8',) Fulton 

Bitters. 

ANGOSTURA BITTERS (T. 

\V. Wupiicriuaiiii. ai;t.). 51 B'way 



Boiler Cleaners 

(i^lKC'HAl^flt AL). 
HOTCHKISS J. F. 93 Jolm 



Bottle Caps. 
LEHMAIER,SCHWARTZ 

Sl CO. '■'■'■'■ t" 37 Blfr<!<cr 

WITTEMANN BROS, i ^ 

Fulton 

Bottled Beer. 

BEATTY ROBERT, n Beach 
REDLING &. NEUBAUER, 

.'>23 liroadway 



Bronze Powder. 

AMERICAN BRONZE 
POWDER MFG. CO. 6 

Muriay 
FUCHS Sl LANG, i» Warn u 
GERSTENDORFER BROS. 

17 J5arclay 



Brush Mfrs. & Dealers. 

DEVOE F. W. & CO. i» 

Fulton 



Calcium Lights. 

NEW YORK CALCIUM 

LIGHT CO. 410 P.lccck.-r 

UNEXCELLED FIRE 
WORKS CO. (THE), 7 toil 
J "ark 1)1. 



Carriage & Coach 

III liJIKUM. 

BREWSTER J. B. & CO. 

of >M\\ .street. (Establi.sliwl l«3.s. 
Ineoritorated 1877. Sole. Mfrs. of 
the Brewster Wason, which eoni- 
lUiind a hiii'her prii^c than any 
other make, owinj; to its superior 
qualities and Uni.sh, besides the 
u.se ol' vertical steel plates iu 
axle beds & patent cross sprlnj;s) . 
Factory. 141 to 153 E. 2.5th : Ware- 
rooms, 5th i\\. c. 42d 



A CLASSIFIED LIST OF BUSINESS HOtTSES. 



67 



Cigar Flavors. 

CHASKEL JAMES & CO. 

93 John 
FRIES ALEX. & BRO. >J 

Reade 



Confectioners. 

Miitmftivtiirivs A' H'lioh'Sdle, 
HUMBERT C. > W« ostei 
MAZZETTI LOUIS F. S73 

(Uh av. 
ROUSREAU C. I02ir,thav. 



Cracker Bakers. 

BRINCKERHOFF &. C O 

92 to 96 Elizal)etli 



Demijohns. 



CIANEY J. R. WMuriay 



Dumb Waiters. 

MURTAUGH'S (Establisliecl 
1855). «ENi;i^'E DIJIMB 

WAITERS, Manufactiii-ed only 
at 145-147 E. 42d, New York. Also 
HandHoistiug iu all its branches. 
Carriage & Safety Invalid I<:ifva- 
tors a specialty. Eepairiiif; and 
Altering on tlie shortest notice. 
JA8. MURTAUGH. 



Elastic Stockings & 

BA>DAtES. 

MILHAU'S J. SON (to order 
at one days' notice ; the only way 
to secure fi'esh new goods & per- 
fect fit), 183 Broadway 



Electric Gas Lighting 

API'AKATIS. 

BOGART ABRAHAM L. 

(ratentec & mfr. of ELECTRIC 
GAS LIGHTING BIIR]>ERS 

for single hand or multiple gas 
lighting. HOTEL Al^flV' UNCI A- 
TORS, BURGLAR ALARMS 

& every other electric appliance 
known). 22 Union sq. 



Elevators. 



B L A S I JOHN N. 54 w. 

ISroadwav 
MORSE, WILLIAMS & 

CO. los Liberty 

OTIS BROS. & CO. 35 to 37 

I'ark row A: 2 to s Bceknian 
WHITTIER MACHINECO. 

91 Lihei-ty 



Engravers. 

Jitinh-\ote. 

AMERICAN BANK 

NOTE CO. (execute every 
descriiitiiiu of Bank-Note & 8e 
ciu'itics, Kailwav Tickets, Type 
& Litho-raiihic Work), 78 to 86 
Trinitv pl. 

BALDWIN &, CLEASON 
CO. 01 Broadway 

Continental Bank Note Co., 80 
Trinitv pl. 

FRANKLIN BANK-NOTE 
CO. (Engravers &. Printers of 
Bank Notes, Bonds, Certificates 
& Securities of all kinds. Rail- 
way Tickets of all desci'iptions). 
142 Broadway 



-o- 



Expr( 



:esses. 

Kiiriipean. 

AMERICAN, FOREIGN &, 
EUROPEAN EXPRESS 

CO. (Fast Freight Line, Davies 
Turner iSi, Co.), 34 Bni.idwav 
BALDWIN'S AMERICAN, 
EUROPEAN & HAVANA 
EXPRESS, 53 Broadway 

CONTANSEAU L. & CO. 

(Rapid Foreign Express), 128 
Broadway 
DAVIES EUROPEAN EX- 
PRESS (Fast Freight Line), 34 
Bn)adwav 

HENSEL, BRUCKMANN 

& LORBACHER (PARCEL 
A G E N < Y OF THE I M- 
PERIAL GERHIAN IWAIL), 25 

William 



Feed Water Heater. 

BERRYMAN PATENT 
FEED WATER HEATER 
& PURIFIER (B. F. Kelly. 
agt.), 91 Liberty 



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A CLASSIFIED LIST OF BUSINESS HOUSKK. 



Filters. 

BOOMER 8l BOSCHERT 
PRESS CO. ■-;!'•' i'"iiit'>ii 



Fire-Proof Building 

ltlATEBIAL>«. 

ASBESTOS PACKING 

CO. (THE), :!:iJ.>lni 



Folding Beds. 

<h-| K — KIN<rS FOL])[N(; 
S J.O* Beds, IIG W. Sfith HtiL'Ct. 

$1000 buys no better bed. (4uiir- 

aiitec(i twenty years 



Fountains, Vases & 

!«iTATI ARY. 
MOTT J. L. IRON WORKS 
(THE), n«-90 Beekuiiin cV 147 \V. 
35th A' 3d av. c. 133d 



Frame Mfrs. 

BECKER BROS. (Mtrs.of C4ilt 
& Bronze Pictures Mouldings of 
every eolor & description for 
decorative purpo.ses A: the liani;- 
ing of pictures, lookini;- ulass A: 
picture frames : also dealers in 
Lookint; <;lass Plates ; old frames 
regilt equal to new), :i30 W. 36tli 

BEERS BROS, '^l-t Broadway 



French Fruit Glaces. 

BERNARD LEO. & CO. 

•228 Pearl 
HUMBERT C. o w.M.sicr 



Fruit (Foreign & 

IKMIKNTK I. 

ROSENSTEIN BROS. 

(Importci's (if torcii;n fruit s Is 

& produce, FFolland lierriui;', Nor- 
wegian stocK-tisli iV < udliver oil, 
etc. Sol.'aiACMtsotlCmil Koullifs 
celebrated I'lcmli Smdinc, witli 
■ &; williout I'atcnt Key opener. 
PackcMsot Victor Uenei I)omesti<' 
Sardines, i;o\;il Brand Mustard 
ife Bplced ,S:n(liues A Lobsters), 
317-310 (;I•e(^nwicll 



OTTO STIETZ, 

NEW YORK 






mm \m mi 

GLASS LETTERS iiml SfllMRS. 

N.W. Cor. Broome 8t.&, Bowery 

\EW YORK. 



Furniture Movers. 

METROPOLITAN VAN 

CO. t'riie larjicsl ■• Van'' Co. in 
the I'niied States. Vans to all 
points hy Itoad. Kail or Water). 

2(11' to 2II.S A I'.Ki Mercer 



Gas Stoves. 

BOCART ABRAHAM L. 

22 T^iii(»n sq., 4th av. side 



Ginger Ale. 

(IMIMMeTKII) 

N. Y. BOTTLING CO. 

1(12 8. .3tli av. 
ROSS HENRY H. 32 Broad 



Glass Signs & Letters. 

ASBURY CLASS SIGN 

CO. -11 "av 

DENZI I. F. & CO. 

HERRLEIN & CO. 122 Blberty 
RODIER & FITZGERALD 

:;(I2 I'eai-l 

STIETZ OTTO, N. Y. 

GLASS LETTER CO. 

(Sole Mfrs. Patented (ilass Let- 
ters A Xiinibers), Proome c. Bow , 
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Gold Paint. 

GERSTENDORFER BROS. 

17 Barclay 




LYON'S PRECIOUS OINTMENT 

for twenty-five years has steadily extended its field of usefulness ; 
disease after disease has succumbed before it until now it stands 
unrivalled in the cure of all complaints of the skin and mucus 
inembranes. 

In the streets of New York walk to-day, hale, hearty men. erect 
and with unimpaired health, strength, feature and sight, who, had 
it not been for the iise of this one remedy, would have crawled to 
their graves miserable, loathsome, blind objects of compassion or 
disgust. These men are alive, are thankful, are true, and stand 
ready to exhibit their healed scars, their eyes restored to sight, 
th<dr limbs made useful, iheix featurefi ariuaUy re-construeted v/ith- 
out the use of the knife, without cutting or burning, without 
nauseous stomach-destroying doses, without medicine other than 
the simplest. Common sense always suggest to aid, not force 
nature in her sometimes clogged work. It has enacted such cures 
and the beneficiaries of its wondertul efficacy stand ready to testily 
to its virtues. 

1.4XCER, ECZEWA, f«iCROFrLOi:!«» ERUPTIONS, SAL.T 

RHEUm, TETTER, PILES. URANl LATED EYELIDS, 

CATARRH, St'ALP WISEASES, SECOIVDARY 

OR inElU'l RIAL SORES OR ILCERS, 

BIRNS OR SCALDS, ROILS, 

RARBER'S ITCH, SWOLLEN JOINTS 

OR Rl XIONS, RED FACE OR 

RED NOSE. 

TESTIMONIAL. 

New York, Jan. 3, 1887. 
John H. Lyon, Esq: 

Dear Sir : My face got all covered with ulcers from a fracture of the 
upper jaw in drawing the eye-tooth. It lirst got a simple looking pimple 
which grew worse and attacked my nose iii the shape of a cancer. I 
applied to the most cniiuent physicians and got no benefit therefrom. I 
got only one l)ox of Mr. Lyon's ointment, and did not use one half of it, 
and consider myself now completely cured of the trouble, as the same 
doctors wlio primouuced it incurable now state it to be cured. This I 
will certify on affidavit if anv are so dubious as not to take my word. 

M. CONYNGHAM, Grocer, 

135th Street and Third Avenue. 

Lyons Precious Ointment 

will make a Positive Cure of all diseases peculiar to the reproductive 
organs, Stricture, etc.. Skin Diseases of a Specific origin, Scrofulous and 
Mercurial Ulcers, also Throjit Affections from same cause. 

For Sale by all Druggists. $3. j^ex" DB^^. 

For further particulars address : 

Lyon's Medicine Manuf. Co., 
No. 190 East 121st St. or 2365 2dAu. Medical Depot, l\1. Y. City. 

^^^ ConsuHatlon Free. 
Druggists can obtain a supply from the wholesale houses of 
C. N. Crittenden, 115 Fulton St., 

McKesson & Kobbins, 91 Fulton St. , 

W. H. ScHiEFFLEiN & Co. , 170 William St. 



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Sole manufacthher ok 

ASELE'S PATENT UILLS AND COrFEE imUll 

Constrm'tor and Contractor for 

Flour, Feed, Spice, Chocolate, Plaster, 
Paint, Malt, Ojmeiit, Drugs, Mustard, and 
o'.ter Establislments. 

Shafting, Hangers, Pulleys, 

(•cariii!;. Uolliiia: iiiid Siftins M:i- 
cliiiics, K levators. < onveyors, Jtr. 

Special and Original Machinery 

For Crushing, Gritoing and Pulverizing 

Put up at short notice. 

253 and 255 West 27th Street, 

Between 7tli and 8tU Avenues, ItsTIE'W" "2"OIIF\I^. 

Residence ; No, 456 West 50tli Street. 

Works Laid Out and Reconstructed. Estimates Given. 

Orders by Mail Promptly Attended to. 




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New ffletliofl will liolfl ail Case, DO iitler liow lial 

Heavy lifting cannot move the Rupture t)ut of place. 
Sufferers relie\'ed at once. It is a com- 
fort for the aged and feeble. 

S/fi/GLE TRUSSES FOR LIGHT CASES ONLY $5 00. 

The worst case firmly held and guaranteed. Also in our Surgicvi, 
Department we have 

Elastic Stockings, Knee Caps and Ankles for Swollen Veins, Braces 

for Round Shoulders and Weak Backs, Uplift Supporters 

for Ladies. Supports for Weak Ankles, Crutches 

and Suspensorier, all styles. 

CAI.I. A]VD HXAMIISE FREE OF CHARGE. 

Open Day and Evening. Attendant lor Ladies. 

M. H. PEET, 501 SIXTH AVE., NEW YORK CITY. 



54 WEST FOUETEENTH STEEET, Near Sixth Avenue, NEW YOEK. 

LATEST SENSATION. ART'S GREATEST 
TRIUMPH. SKELETON BANGS 
(PATENT APPLIED FOE) 

rival nature; airy, no wiglike appearance; 
Inclestrucilble; from $2 ui)war(i; to be had 
ar, this establishment only. Baby Bangs, 
$1.50 and upward. 

SS T7«ri T O 3E3C E: JS , 

all long hair, shortstems, from $1.50 upward. 
Switches of Convent Hair, naturally wavy 
or straight, our own malie, from $5 upward; 
equal to tlioso at $iO elsewhere. 

]»IY GRAY HAIR DEPOT 

is known as the largest, finest and most reli- 
able, and as to prices I cannot be undersold. 
Gray Hair warranted genuine or money re- 
funded. HAIR CUTTING AND CURLING on 
the premises by best French artists. ' Hair 
dying and shampooing a specialty. Front 
pieces dressed while you wait, 25 cents each. 
Eii^ene'»< Secret «f Beauty, or V, B. 
By the Perfumery Monte Cristo, the only original and harmle.^s prepara- 
tion for effectually beautifying the complexion endorsed by physicians. 
It has stood the test of TWENTY-FIVE YEARS, and has been pronounced 
by the Cream of society as unrivalled. It positively cures all blemishes of 
the skin and eradicates Wrinkles. It is no vulgar Whitewash, nor does it 
turn black on addition of a little Ammonia. Price, $1.00 per Biix. 

CATALOGUE AND SAMPLES FREE. 
L.SHAW, 54 W. 14tli Street, Near Sisth Asenue, NEW70EK. 




Deli^litlully Cooling-. 




BICYCLES AND TRICYCLES 

SEND FOR LIST OF BARGAINS. 

All the Best Makes, many fully equal to new, at very 
Attractive Prices. 

j?^^ 'Cycles Bought^ Sold and Exchanged. 

Agents for the Celebrated 

"MbW l^apid" Bicycle and the "tjuadraiit" Tricijcleg 

ROADSTER, JLIGBT ROADSTER AND RACER. 

SEND FOR CATALOGUE. 

NMW YOBK BIC¥CI.B CO, 
38 PARK PLACE, NEW YORK. 

Harlem Branch, 172 W. 124th St., near cor. 7th Ave. 

Bicycles, Single an<l Tandem Tricycles to Rent for the Road. 
Repairing Neatly Done. 



THE UNEXCELLED 

Fire "Works 

I The Unexcelled FiHEwo^Ki 




Unquestionably Unequalled. Universally Used. 

THE FOUR LARGEST, FINEST, MOST NOVEL, AND BEST MANAGED 
DISPLAYS OF 

EVEK PRODUCED WERE THOSE AT 

The Centennial at TVewbur^h, K*. Y., Octobe. iSth, ,883. 
The Presidential Inaujfuration at Wash^'ton, D. c, 

March 4fh, 1885. 
The Bi-Centennial at Albany, !<<. v., [ulv 226. ,886, and 
The rnveiling: of the Bartholdi Statue of I^lberty, 

At the City of New York, on Novcinlx-r jst, 1886. 
They were Manufactured and Fired by 

THE UNEXCELLED FIREWORKS CO. 

(INCORPORATED 1874) 
9 & 1 1 PARK PLACE, NEW YORK. 

Lar,.est Manufacturers. Only Importers. Lca-lin^' and Most Reliable House. 
U'csfrr,! //„„.,;: S'O L<hus/ St >;:■/. St. Louis. .U„ 

FIREWORKS, FLAGS, LANTERNS, BALLOONS, ETC., ETC. 

SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE FREE. 



FRASH & CO., 



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->>• vyine Growers -^ 

AND 

MANUFAGTURER80F CHAMPAGNE 

Of the Following Bra"nds : 

Continental, imperial, 

Carte Blanche, Carte D'Or, 
IMPERIAL Cabinet. 

Vineyards and Wine Cellar at &ordonsville, Va, 



teldiiPl i Hock, Mmh, Slaret, Angelica, Port, Sl^eriy 




CHAMPAGNE 

TRASH ik CO . 



and (California Brandies, 
Champagne Favilion at West Brighton Beach, Coney Island 

Between the Iron Piers and adjoining Panl Bauer's Hotel, 






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Boston Hard Wax Polish 



FLOOR POLISHING AND STAINING, 



HARDWOOD FINISHING, 



7 West 14th Street, 



NEW YORK. 



R8. E. M. Van Brunt 



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R©8fflS 



No. 39 East 19th Street, 



Bet. Broadway and Fourth Avepue. 



hygienic ^ Artistic 61otl|ii}g 



FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN. 



A. M. STEIN. 



D. W. STEIN. 



S W. STEIN. 



^. M« S^®llf 1^ €@, 



EXCELSIOR 



Sale and Exchange Stables 

225, 227, 229 c€- 231 Washingion St., 
BROOK JLYN. 

Woi'li Morss^esai to Let. 

Th.e Largest and. Best 

Ventilated Stables 

in the City. 

Always on Hand from 

75 to 150 Horses 

For Sale or Exchange. 




lELEPHONE CALL, 

348 nnOOKLYN. 



THE FINEST," 

142 FLATBUSH AVENUE and 601 PACIFIC ST. 

MARX HARTMAN, Proprietor. 



Opposite Long Island Depot, 



BROOKLYN. 



Regular Art Gallery, amongst others the Animals coming out of 

the Ark and Leander in his great swim across the 

Helespont, both those are of a large size. 

WINE & LUNCH ROOM, 

Choice Liduors at Cit? Prices. Mixed Drinks our Specialty. 

OPPOSITE OLD IRON PIER, 

UNDER PAUL BAUER'S, 

West Brighton, Conf.v Island. 

Ed. HeiDMAN, Proprietor. 



THE LARGEST AND MOST ATTRACTIVE 

SUMMER RESORT 

ON CONEY ISLAND. 

The proprietor offers special inducements, and will make arrangements- 
on the most liberal terms with Societies, Lodges, Clubs, Posts, 
Associations contemplating liolding summernight's festiv- 
als, balls, picnics, excursions and banquets, for 
entertainments and accoiiimoiiation at the 

West Brighton Hotel and Casino 

The most suitable building on the coast for such occasions. 



PAUL BAUER'S WEST BRIGHTON HOTEL 

Is the largest hotel on the Beach — 200 rooms. Cold, warm and electric 
baths; excellent location, between the two Iron piers. Close to the Sea 
Beach, Prospect Park, Coney Island & Bath Railroad Depots. 

The hotel has a separate kitchen for the hotel guests only. Table flrst- 
class, and prices to suit thf. times. A first-class dinner can always be 
served at the above hotel at the shortest notice, both in public and private 
dining-rooms. 

PAUL BAUER'S WEST BRIGHTON CASINO 

Is the largest and most magnificent structure on the island. It is 300 feet 
long, 170 feet broad, with a capacity for 10,000 persons. .1 riliST-CLASS 
DINNER WILL BE SEJtVKJt AT THE .IROVE CASINO FOR 
FIFTY <'ENTS. From one to five thousand can, be served at the shortest 
possible notice. 

BOWLING ALLEYS AND BILLIARDS. 

Rifle Ranges over 500 Feet long. 

Mr. Bauer's many years' experience in catering to the wants of the 
public, and to insure satisfaction, will personally look after his patrons. 
Books open for engagements. 



She United Staipes. 

Near the Brooklyn Railroad Depot. 



Commands a line view of the Narrows and the upper and lower 
bays. 

Special facilities for boating and fishing. 



CHARLES P. COLE, 

FOftr HAMILTON and CONEY ISLAND. 



Any one desiring a good picture should not fail to visit one of 
Mr. Cole's Studios -of which he has six -two at Fort Hamilton and 
four at Coney Island. 

Artists' Materials, 

J. MARSCHING & CO., 

27 PARK PLACE, NEW YORK. 



Importers and Dealers in Supplies for all Kinds of Art Work. 
SEND FOR NE^A^ ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. 

DEALER IN 

Suits, Cloaks, Dry k Fancy Goods 

,944 THIRD AVENUE,; 
Between 56tli and 57th Streets, NEW YORK. 



CHARLES E. NORTON, 

Stewart Avenue, Fort Hamilton. 

Fresh Milk, Fresh Eggs, New Made Butter and Vegetables 
Raised on the Place. 

BOTH SINGLE AND EN SUITE, 

To Single Gentlemen and Families. 

LOCATION UNSURPASSED. 

A fine Yiew of the Narrows and miles of continuous country can 
be had from Its windows. 

A Stately Mansion, Cor. of Shore Road and 3d Ato., 
FORT HA3IILTON. 

Mrs. H. H. CLAPP, Proprietress. 

The Sea View Hotel 

SHORE ROAD, FORT HAMILTON. 

Kefreshments of all kinds, "Wines and Liquors of the 
best brands. Cool Lager. Sandwiches, etc. 

Shaded Seats Facing the Narrows, 



G. BEIERLEIN'S 

FORT HAMILTON. 

Best accommodation for Picnics, Parties, Cliowder Clubs, Lodges, etc. 
Committees are requested to call on Sundays. 

Best Wines, Liquors, Segars, etc., always on hand. 

Hf^ A BIL.UIARD HALL ^A^ITH THREE TABLES. -^^» 



Mrs. p. CLOSS' 



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PRIVATE BOARDING HOUSE, 



Bet. Beach Avenue and Holland, ROCKAWAY BEACH, L. I. 



Favorite Family Resort for Kockaway Oysters, Little Neck Clams, Steaks, 

Ctiops, Co£fee, Tea, Pies, Cold Cuts ol all kinds, etc . at City Prices. 

Clam chowder a Specialty. Restaurant a la carte. 



EQadigan's ]]ew York Pavilion, 

ROCKAW^AY BEACH, 

NEPTUNE STATION. 

Branch of 391 Manhattan Ave., Greenpoint. 

Mportea and Domestic WINES, ALES, LIQUORS and CI&ARS, 

GEO. EHEET'S CELEBRATED LAOEE BIEE. 

Splendid Bathing and New and Elegant Bathing Suits. 
NlARTiN 1VIA.DIGA.N, Rroprietor. 

C3-I=1.0:BE]'.'3 

ROCKAWAY BEACH, L. I. 

NEW YORK, W00DHA7EN & ROCKAWAY RAIL ROAD, 

HOLLAND STATION. 

SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO PRIVATE PARTIES, LODGES, ETC 

30 Rooms with View on the Ocean and Jamaica Bay. 

CASPAR IBA, 

manufactueee of 

FINE BUR & OFFICE FIXTURES, 

Also all kinds of CABINET M^ORK, 

No. 8 Stanton Street, 

Near Bowery. (rear building) NEW YOEK- 



Copy of letter received March 3, 1887, //wn Dr. Garnett, chief physi- 
cian of the Hot Sprinrjs, Arkansas. 

Dear Sirs : 

I liiid the Asua rte Riibinat one of the luosD potent, as Avell as tbc 
most palatable iiur.!rative Saline water I have any knowleds^e of, its hu'sre 
l)repouflerancc in the Soda Salts sivinj? it pre-eiriiuence over all competi- 
tors. I shall use it largely in my in-actice. (Signed) A. S. Garnett, M.D. 



THE VERY BEST OF ALL PURGATIVE WATERS 

GREATLY SUPLRIOR TO THE GERMAN WATERS. 

■*■ LESS VIOLENT. •;- MOEE EFnOAOIOUS. + PEEE FKOM B.TTESNESS. + 



Rubiqat Minei^al Water' 

[CONDAL SPRING.] 

CERVERA (Province of Lerida), SPAIN. 
ABSOLUTELY PURE AND NATURAL. 

The only m att-r ileclared hy the Mpaiiish Government (l>y royal 

ordei-of .Tune 13th, 1885) to be of " public utility." 

Nearly 4,000,000 bottles sold iii France and Spain in 1886. 

This water is, without doubt, the best purgative known, on account 
of the admirable proportions of Salts M-hich it contains, and ))y reason of 
its freedom from the l)itter taste which characterizes all this class of 
waters. Its richness in Sulphate of Soda (the valuable constituent in these 
waters) an<l its paucity in the element of Magnesia (the most objection- 
able), IS remarkable. The latter is harsh, violent and irritating. The 
former is of just the opposite character. 

We append a partial Analysis of the jirincipal foreign waters, that of 
the Rnbinat having lieen made under Government supervision: 
One Liter of Water. 

Sulphate of Scda. Sulphate of Magnesia. 
Hunyadi Janos, 22.85 grammes. 22.35 grammes. 

Rakoczy, 20.52 •• 25.03 

Sedlitz, 5.10 " 20.80 '• 

Pullna, 10.7(! " 12. (U " 

Rubinat Condal, i)3.23 " 3.17 " 

It produces marvellous results in cases of indigestion, bowel troubles, 
liver disorders, gastric fever, biliousness, catarrh, <<ingestion, cerebral 
diseases and chronic diseases of all descriptions. It i.s al.so invaluable for 
bathing purposes. 

l»ut up in a very superior and attractive manner. 
Prices forwarded on application. 

THE RUBINAT COMPANY, 

Sole Agents for the United States and Canada, 

No. 80 Beaver Street, NEW YORK. 





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